King Charles Says He’s ‘All Right… Just About’ amid Royal Book Controversy

King Charles revealed how he was feeling during a solo trip to Dubai days after the announcement Game over.

On Thursday, the king began his visit to the city in the United Arab Emirates for the 28th United Nations Conference on Climate Change, COP28 for short. The trip started two days after the publication of Omid Scobie’s book Endgame: Inside the royal family and the monarchy’s fight for survival. It has since been revealed that the Dutch translation of the book names members of the royal family involved in the conversation, which included a controversial comment about the skin color of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s son, Prince Archie, now 4, before he was born.

In separate statements to PEOPLE, which were originally excerpted Game over, Scobie and the Dutch publishers said the names were “a mistake”. Buckingham Palace had no comment.

Despite the current controversy, Charles, 75, was all smiles in Dubai on Thursday during a meeting with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

King Charles and Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during a bilateral meeting on November 30 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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“Asked how he was, His Majesty said, ‘I’m fine, about Daily mail royal correspondent Rebecca English continued to write x . “‘I had a rather ancient birthday recently recovering from that shock!” ”

The king’s self-deprecating comment was related to his important birthday, as he turned 75 on November 14. The British monarch’s visit to Dubai marks his first solo trip since his birthday. He is scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the COP28 opening ceremony on Friday.

Charles had a busy itinerary on Thursday with a range of commitments, including the opening of Heriot-Watt University’s Dubai campus, attending a Commonwealth and Nature reception and launching the inaugural COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum.

King Charles meets citizens after visiting Heriot-Watt University on November 30.

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Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, Game over is temporarily withdrawn from the shelves.

The Dutch translation of the book, which was published on Tuesday and describes the disintegration of the royal family and the weakening of the modern monarchy, reportedly names people who made controversial comments about the skin color of Harry and Meghan’s child before he arrived.

It is not clear if the Dutch translation is incorrect or if the translation is based on an earlier draft. (The English version of the book does not list the names of family members.)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the Invictus Games in Germany in September.

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In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE, Scobie says, “After writing and editing only the English version Game over, I can only comment on that manuscript — which does not mention the names of the two people who participated in the conversation. I am glad to hear that the error in the translation of the Dutch edition is being corrected.”

The Dutch publishers call it a “mistake” and say in a statement to PEOPLE: “The corrected edition of Omid Scobie’s Eindstrijd will be in bookstores on Friday, December 8. Xander Uitgevers has temporarily withdrawn the book from sale due to an error that occurred in the Dutch edition.”

Prince Harry (39) and Meghan (42) are the parents of Prince Archie and daughter Princess Lilibet (2).

In the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan said there were “concerns and conversations about how dark [Archie’s] skin could be when she’s born.” When Oprah asked who made the comment, Meghan declined to answer, saying the revelation would be too damaging.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during the closing ceremony of the 2023 Invictus Games.

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Prince Harry added: “I will never share that conversation. It was embarrassing. I was a bit shocked.”

The next day, Oprah clarified that Harry’s grandparents, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, were not the ones making the comments.

“He didn’t share an identity with me,” Oprah said. “But he wanted to make sure I knew, and if I had a chance to share it, that his grandmother, his grandfather were not part of those conversations… He didn’t tell me who was part of those conversations. As you could see, I tried get that answer, on and off camera.”

While promoting his memoir Spare in an interview with ITV’s Tom Bradby that aired in January, the Duke of Sussex denied his family’s accusations of racism.

Harry said he would not describe the incident as racist, “because he didn’t live in that family”.

“The difference between racism and unconscious bias… those two things are different,” Harry said.

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