The criticisms against Meghan Markle and Prince Harry baffle Finding Freedom biographer Omid Scobie, prompting him to ask a question on his social media about where these bashers direct their energy.
Scobie, whose book about the Sussexes has become a bestseller, posted, on Twitter, that he would love for the critics to also talk about the "horrendous mess" of Prince Andrew's sex trafficking scandal. The author, also, raised a question to Meghan's bashers, if "a woman of color with a voice" is the worst thing in the world when there's Prince Andrew's controversy.
The Duke of York resigned from his royal duties in November 2019 after a backlash over his interview on BBC. Prince Andrew tried to explain his friendship with the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein but he failed to show remorse and empathy for the victims.
Prince Andrew has largely stayed under the radar since then. He wasn't even in the officially released wedding photos of his eldest daughter, Princess Beatrice. Meanwhile, Prince Harry and Meghan continue to grab the headlines, especially after the release of Finding Freedom this August.
The book is a detailed account of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's royal exit. While the royal pair said they were not involved and didn't sit down for an interview with Scobie and co-author Carolyn Durand, some observers think otherwise.
The level of specific contents in the book suggested that Prince Harry and Meghan might have given the sources their approval to speak with the authors. Royal experts, also, said that the accounts in the book opened old wounds between the Sussexes and the royal family, particularly Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Prince William.
Vanity Fair royal correspondent Katie Nicholl said that Scobie and Durand managed to succeed with the release of such a controversial book. Finding Freedom is on Amazon's Top 10 Bestselling titles as well as in the New York Times list.
Meanwhile, the book, also, detailed the perks and freebies Prince Harry and Meghan received from friends. But, Arwa Mahdawi of The Guardian said the spotlight should also be on Prince Andrew, who is pretty much tagged as the "prince of handouts."
Mahdawi wondered why the Sussexes are constantly in the news than the Duke of York and why their handouts are gaining traction in the press than a sex offender's story. The columnist said that cynics might think that Prince Harry and Meghan are used as distractions for the more serious offense.
