Endgame
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Endgame
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Omid Scobie
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By:
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Omid Scobie
About this listen
The explosive new book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, Endgame a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy.
An unpopular king, a power-hungry heir to the throne, a queen willing to go to great lengths to preserve her image, and a prince forced to start a new life after being betrayed by his own family.
Queen Elizabeth II’s death ruptured the already-fractured foundations of the House of Windsor – and dismantled the protective shield around it. With an institution long plagued by incidents involving antiquated ideas around race, class and money, the monarchy and those who prop it up are now exposed and at odds with a rapidly modernizing world.
Relying on his vast experience as a royal reporter and over a decade of conversations and interviews with current and former Palace staff, trusted friends of the royals and even the family members themselves, Scobie pulls back the curtain on an institution in turmoil to show what the monarchy must change in order to survive.
This is the monarchy’s endgame. Do they have what it takes to save it?
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2023 Omid Scobie (P)2023 HarperCollins PublishersWhat listeners say about Endgame
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- Mundayk
- 01-12-2023
A Lovely tribute to queen is to only good thing
While this book did have a lovely tribute to the late queen the rest seemed to be focused on painting a one-side narrative. I lost count of the amount of times Omid made that an "anoyumous source told me this" statement whenever he made some rather rude comments about certain members of the royal family as if to imply these aren't his opinions. He tries so hard to paint the statements in this book are what others are "too scared to say" else they'll lose their access privilage. Having read both his books now I stand by my assessment that you need to take what's being said in this book with a grain of salt... do some research of your own because this book is filled with incidents that support his narrative but none of the quotes and incidents that contracted it. Now I'm a firm believer that you need 3 sides of every story (the 2 directly involved and a 3rd party that has nothing to gain from lying about it) before making any judgement and so far I've not heard anything to believe the claims in this book... except that the royal family removed all of Scobie's access privilages because he could no longer be trusted. *FYI I ranked high on performance because while I didn't like the content of the book he does know how to narrate books and the sound quality and editing was really good
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- Toni-Maree Savage
- 05-12-2023
Interesting
Worth a listen if you’re a royalty fan and want to think about the future of the British monarchy.
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- Michelle Darke
- 05-01-2024
nothing really new here
just one more journo making a living as parasite of the British royal family. I'm sure as a middle aged person, such as myself, will find nothing really new in this book.
it doesn't really take sides, however it does seem a small way bias to the Duke & Duchess of Sussex team.
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- Gail Gregory
- 03-12-2023
Nasty
I found this book and the author both biased and disparaging. He is obviously enamoured of Harry & Megan and displays a large dose of Sussex green eyed jealousy and division.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-11-2023
Actually extremely biased - so rather boring
Imagine Piers Morgan and his attitudes - he's arrogant, bullying and won't let anyone who holds a contrary view to him get a word in edgeways. Well this is what Omid Scobie's like in this book, except with diametrically opposed views.
The same old tired tropes are wheeled out yet again - blah, blah, blah, racism, colonialism, Brexit, royal faux pas, and how it will cause their endgame, etc...
It appears well researched (but is it?); nevertheless, it doesn't make it any less tedious.
Honestly, unless you're a veteran gossip, save yourself the time and money and just read the Daily Mail online. You'll get the gist.
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- Vicki hobbs
- 27-12-2023
nothing new
thought it was boring. nothing that we have not read in the magazine.
bit of a history lesson
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- Kathy Mitchell
- 03-12-2023
Absolutely loved it!
Omid Scobie is a brilliant narrator amd writer. This is the 1st book on anything to do with BRF Ive ever listened to/read. What a beautiful tribute to QE2. i'm from Australia so therefore part of the Commonwealth. I don't follow the BRF or have any views on them but I found this book very revealing and incredibly fascinating. I thoroughly recommend it!
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- Jeanette keaton
- 15-12-2023
waste of my time
This is the worst, i can't believe i spent money on this. This was a personal jab at the monarchy.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-12-2023
Best reading book
This is a best reading book out of every Royal books has ever written. I have now understood how corrupt the British Royal family is and how they work with the British media to promote themselves. This book is about the misinformation that given to the public and the competition between members of the royal family and how biased the Media and the Royal Family. This book gives us more information about Royal Family and the British media corruption.
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- Pua
- 09-12-2023
Omid ate, left no crumbs!
Finally, a journalist not afraid to call out the BRF for their shady dealings, invisible contracts with the tabloids, unconscious bias and hypocrisy! I can see why the royal rota is currently having a complete meltdown. Well written, easy to read, easy to follow; bravo Omid.
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