The Dutch translator who worked on Omid Scobie’s book said the names of the royals who allegedly asked about the colour of Archie’s skin were revealed in the manuscript she was sent.
Endgame has been embroiled in controversy since it was pulled from shelves in the Netherlands on Tuesday, after a Dutch translation of the book reportedly revealed the royals who Meghan claims asked the question.
Mr Scobie has repeatedly insisted “there’s never been no version that he’s produced that has names in it”.
But Saskia Peeters told the MailOnline on Thursday this is not true.
She said: “As a translator, I translate what is in front of me. 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.”
It comes as broadcaster Piers Morgan decided to name the pair on his TalkTV show on Wednesday night, saying the British public had a right to know as Dutch readers were aware of their identities.
Endgame claims the names were discussed in letters exchanged between the Duchess of Sussex and the King, and media lawyer Mark Stephens called on the Sussexes to take legal action to "stanch" their distribution.
Mr Stephens, a partner with law firm Howard Kennedy, said: "If Harry and Meghan are really interested in privacy, as they profess, it is pretty surprising that they haven't sought an injunction to prevent this information being revealed further either by Omid Scobie or anyone else."
On Thursday, This Morning co-host Craig Doyle told Mr Scobie: "That just seems bizarre to everybody out there because you don't accidentally put in a name, and you can't put it down to mistranslation, can you? It does feel like a stunt to sell books - which I understand."
Mr Scobie said he wrote the English language version of his book but does not speak the other languages it was translated into, "so the only time you hear about the book is once it's come out in the public domain. I'm as frustrated as everyone else".
He claimed: "The reality, though, is that this is information that is not privy just to me, journalists across Fleet Street have known those names for a long time.
"I have never submitted a book that had their names in it, so I can only talk about my version."
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Harry and Meghan alleged an unidentified member of the monarchy - but not Queen Elizabeth II or her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh - had raised "concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born".
Mr Scobie states in his book that two people, not one as Meghan said, made the comment about Archie, widely interpreted as a racist remark.
Mr Stephens said legal action was not open to the monarchy as it would identify those royals alleged to have made the comments.
Mr Scobie has dismissed reports he is Meghan's "pal" but there is speculation about whether the Sussexes helped him with Endgame.
Interviewed by the Evening Standard about his book, the journalist was asked who told him about the Prince of Wales barring Harry from flying to Scotland with the royals in Queen Elizabeth's last hours.
Mr Scobie replied: "There's enough people around them and in their orbit who know the ins and outs of things."
