Prince William is set to meet senior royal aides this week to decide on a plan of action following the fallout from Omid Scobie's royal book Endgame.
The Prince of Wales's wife Kate, and his father King Charles were named, following an "error" by the Dutch publishers of Endgame, as the royals who allegedly had "concerns" about how dark Prince Archie's skin colour would be when he was born.
Buckingham Palace feels the claim is "outrageous" and "mendacious smears" according to a source.
The Palace are considering several different options including taking legal action.
The Palace are considering several different options including taking legal action.
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A source told the Mirror: "There has been no rush to make a decision and there certainly will not be a knee-jerk reaction."
The King, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate will be at Buckingham Palace today as more than 500 members of the Diplomatic Corps attended a pre-Christmas celebration.
It will be the first time King Charles and Kate have met since they were named in the Dutch version of Omid Scobie's royal book Endgame due to an "error".
Scobie has denied leaking the names and said no version of Endgame contained the names of the accused royals.
Sources close to Meghan Markle have insisted the Duchess of Sussex never intended to publicly identify the two royals and that no one in her camp leaked the information to Scobie.
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Sources close to Meghan Markle have insisted the Duchess of Sussex never intended to publicly identify the two royals and that no one in her camp leaked the information to Scobie.
The Duchess of Sussex claimed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021 that there were "concerns and conversations" within the Royal Family about how dark Prince Archie's skin might be when he was born.
Meghan said during the interview when outlining her decision not to name the members of the Royal Family: "I think that would be very damaging to them."
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not made a public statement since Kate and the King were named.
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Scobie has denied leaking the names and said no version of Endgame contained the names of the accused royals.
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Media outlets across the globe began to identify the King and the Princess of Wales as the royals named in the Dutch version of the book after the draft version of Endgame was published in the Netherlands.
Scobie's agent United Talent Agency sent a final version of Endgame weeks before publication that did not name either of the royals.
But before this, an earlier draft version of the book that did name King Charles and Kate was sent to Dutch publisher Xander Uitgevers, according to The Times.
The source told the Times that the Dutch translator interpreted the draft version of Endgame rather than the final approved version of the book, which was then published.