Buckingham Palace to Dutch Publisher: We Are Not Amused

Buckingham Palace says it is “exploring all options,” including possible legal proceedings, following a publishing error that led to the naming of the two royals alleged to have discussed the skin color of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s son, Archie.

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A palace spokesperson made the comments to the BBC on Friday in the wake of the revelations, which named King Charles and Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, as the senior royals who allegedly had “conversations” with Prince Harry about his and Markle’s then-unborn baby. …

The U.K. has very strict libel laws and the allegations could be deemed defamation if a court found that it was the equivalent of calling the offending royals racist.

The Dutch version of Endgame that includes the names has been pulled and pulped. A new version, with the names expunged, will come out in The Netherlands on Friday.

[Barn doors, etc etc; it’s a little late for that now. UK’s defamation and libel laws are so strict that truth is not a guaranteed positive defense, which is likely what led to the recall and pulping of the first edition. Interestingly, the author claims he never included the names in his submission of the book, which if true means that the publisher deliberately added the names into the manuscript. UPDATE: The headline originally read ‘Danish,’ in error. My apologies. — Ed]

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