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Again, be mindful of the Murdoch family connections within all of these dramas involving Omid Scobie\u2019s Endgame<\/em> and the \u201cmistranslated\u201d editions. Endgame<\/em> was published by Harper Collins here in the UK and North America – that\u2019s the publisher Scobie worked with throughout the process of writing Endgame<\/em>, and that publishing house is owned by News Corp, meaning the Murdochs. News Corp also owns News UK, the umbrella for all of the Murdochs\u2019 media outlets in the UK, which includes The Sun and The Times of London. The Times has had very curious coverage of Endgame<\/em> and the mistranslations, and I believe their reporting about an internal investigation. Thus far, the Times has avoided assigning blame, all while the other British outlets are basically calling for Scobie\u2019s beheading. Well, the blame game might be afoot internally, because now the Times has this curious story about where and when the names of the \u201cracist royals\u201d might have been added.<\/p>\n The agency of the author Omid Scobie sent his book\u2019s Dutch publisher a final version weeks before publication which did not name the two royals at the centre of a race row. However, United Talent Agency (UTA) had earlier sent a draft version to the Dutch publisher Xander Uitgevers which did contain the names, a source told The Times. It is understood that the translator interpreted an earlier version of the manuscript, rather than the final approved text.<\/p>\n Thousands of Dutch-language copies of Endgame had to be pulled from the Netherlands and Belgium last week after they named King Charles and the Princess of Wales as the senior royals who were said to have made remarks speculating about the skin colour of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex\u2019s unborn child. The claim arose in an interview given by the Sussexes to Oprah Winfrey in 2021. After the broadcast, Prince Harry denied that he and his wife had accused a member of the royal family of racism.<\/p>\n Translating can be a long process and it is common for agents to send early versions to foreign publishers to get it underway. It is understood UTA received a signed-off manuscript from the British publisher, Harper Collins, and sent that to its foreign counterparts.<\/p>\n Xander initially said the names were revealed in a \u201ctranslation\u201d mix-up but later said that an \u201cerror\u201d led to the printing. The book has the title Eindstrijd (Final Battle) in the Netherlands. Anke Roelen, managing director of Xander Uitgevers, said: \u201cXander \u2026 \u00adtemporarily removed the book from sale, due to an error that occurred in the Dutch edition.\u201d That edition credits two translators.<\/p>\n One of them, Saskia Peeters, said last week that the names were in the manuscript that she was sent. \u201cI translate what is in front of me \u2026 I did not add them,\u201d she told Mail\u00adOnline. The other translator, Nellie Keukelaar, did not comment.<\/p>\n Scobie, 42, said last week that he did not include the names when he gave the manuscript to his publisher. When told that Scobie had denied the names were in his manuscript, Peters said: \u201cI don\u2019t know why he would say that. I have been translating for many years. This is the first time anything like this has happened. This is not something I wanted to be involved in. This has been upsetting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [From The Times]<\/p>\n\n
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