Royal creator and journalist Omid Scobie is buying and selling truth for fiction as he lands a TV deal for his upcoming new guide.
Marking his third royal guide after 2020’s Discovering Freedom and 2023’s Endgame, Scobie is now set to enterprise into romantic storytelling with a model new-novel titled “Royal Spin,” per stories.
Set contained in the partitions of Buckingham Palace, the guide follows a fictional palace press officer and is described as a romantic fiction, per GB Information. This marks a serious shift for Scobie, who’s finest recognized for chronicling Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal exit in Discovering Freedom.
UK and Commonwealth rights for Royal Spin have been picked up by Sphere Fiction.
Scobie has teamed up with Far From the Tree creator Robin Benway to convey the challenge to life, with publication anticipated in early 2026.
And earlier than a single copy hits cabinets, the leisure world has already come calling as Common Tv has secured rights to adapt the novel for the display screen.
The upcoming guide blends Scobie’s behind-the-scenes data of palace PR with Benway’s fiction chops, promising a contemporary (however acquainted) tackle royal intrigue.
For the unversed, the Duchess of Sussex’s involvement in Discovering Freedom was initially denied. Nonetheless, courtroom paperwork later confirmed that Meghan had authorised a pal to talk with Scobie “to forestall any additional misrepresentation.”
