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The fuss in Great Britain over a book about the royal family that was withdrawn from the market in the Netherlands continued last weekend. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined the debate on Saturday with an opinion piece in the Daily Mail tabloid and defended the royal family.

In the Dutch translation of the book “Endgame” by author Omid Scobie, according to consistent reports from major British media such as the BBC and the “Guardian”, King Charles (75) and Princess Kate (41) were identified as the royals to whom Prince Harry ( 39) and Duchess Meghan (42) were accused of speculating about the skin color of their then unborn son Archie (4).

The allegations emerged in a sensational interview with American talk show legend Oprah Winfrey in March 2021. Meghan did not want to reveal the names of the accused royals at the time because it would be “very damaging to them”. According to Meghan, the conversations focused on how dark her child’s skin would be and what that would mean.

It initially remained unclear why the names could only be read in the Dutch version. Author Scobie claimed he had not submitted a book containing the names. However, the Dutch translators also insisted that they had added nothing. The Dutch publisher withdrew the book.

However, Johnson found the alleged speculation about Archie’s skin color, who he derided as a “prince”, harmless. The allegations are “yet another example of the process in which normal human thought patterns and behavior are being challenged, demonized and expunged from the canon of what is acceptable,” the conservative politician wrote. (sda/dpa)