Prince William and Kate Middleton are usually prime examples of perfect royal conduct, but it seems as though Omid Scobie’s bombshell book Endgame might be getting in their heads. At the Royal Variety performance on Nov. 30th, the royal pair were supposed to be hosting the Prince and Princess of Sweden, but by the looks of a now-viral video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, they didn’t do a very good job. In the video, William and Kate have their backs to the Swedish royal couple as they engage with dignitaries, leaving the Swedes in quite the awkward position.
The Royal Variety Performance is an annual variety show held in London to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity. It’s always attended by senior members of the royal family, and while Kate and William did attend (and did look quite fabulous), they’re facing a lot of backlash for their behavior. Keep reading for more information.
That’s how you host foreign royals in your country: by standing aside, with backs turned, completely ignoring their presence. And, of course, make sure you speak and go first, because you are more important.
Poor Victoria didn’t even know what to do, let alone her husband. pic.twitter.com/eQt8mTdYQ9
— Katerina (@Le__Katerina) December 1, 2023
Prince William And Kate Middleton Snub Swedish Royals
In the video that’s been posted to X, Kate and William are having a conversation with two dignitaries a bit off to the side from the main event. Their backs are very clearly to Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, who stand behind them looking like they’re not quite sure what to do. The Prince and Princess of Wales make no effort to include them in their conversation, and don’t even appear to know that they’re there.
User @LeKaterina posted this clip to X, and it’s already been viewed 331.5K times and liked 1.3K times. She captioned the video, “That’s how you host foreign royals in your country: by standing aside, with backs turned, completely ignoring their presence. And, of course, make sure you speak and go first because you are more important.”
“Poor Victoria didn’t even know what to do, let alone her husband,” she wrote. And many X users agreed with her, and posted their own replies slamming William and Kate.
Their fans’ demographics Fans are more important than foreign royals. The future Queen of Sweden can wait
— Katerina (@Le__Katerina) December 1, 2023
Yeah it was the same in the pics too. They are behind them looking so confused. It was horrible conduct. Horrible.
— Nina (@ShakeLS) December 1, 2023
Jesus how embarrassing
— Sonya Dritsoulas (@papalad007) December 2, 2023
This is so rude and disrespectful from the dolittles. You don’t treat your fellow royal guests as if they are below them even though the two couples are on the same royal level, they are both future heirs.
— Lucia Princess (@LuciaPrincess8) December 1, 2023
CP Victoria has no problem engaging with the public in her own country. William and Kate were rude.
— Kirsten Gower (@KirstenIGower) December 1, 2023
I thought the same thing! Glad I’m not the only one that noticed. I thought it was very rude! They didn’t even walk in with them and then didn’t even include them when they were talking to the two women. You don’t ignore your invited guests like that.
— Denise (@Neece45) December 1, 2023
Kate Middleton Named As Royal Racist In Omid Scobie's Book
Perhaps their conduct skills were on the back burner because of the allegations against them in Omid Scobie's book Endgame. In the Dutch translation of the book, Kate Middleton and King Charles were named as the individuals that had conversations about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's son, Archie, in regards to his skin tone, prior to his birth. The names are not published in any other translations, and both Scobie and the publisher, HarperCollins, are claiming it was a "translation error."
"I never submitted a book that had those names in it," he said.
However, Dutch translator Saskia Peeters who was in charge of translating Endgame into Dutch, disagrees. "As a translator, I translate what is in front of me," she told Daily Mail. "The names of the royals were there in black and white. I did not add them. I just did what I was paid to do and that was translate the book from English into Dutch."
The second translator, Nellie Keukelaar0van Rijsbergern, agreed. "We are professionals and we've done this for years, both of us. It's unfair."
Most royal fans do not believe that Kate Middleton and King Charles would say anything of the sorts, and are branding Scobie as a liar and an ally to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
