Omid William Scobie (born July 1981) is a British journalist and writer best known for co-authoring the book ''

Finding Freedom ''Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of A Modern Royal Family'' is a biography by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, revolving around the married lives of the Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Duke and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Duchess of ...

''. Scobie's work focuses on the British royal family.

Early life and education

Scobie was born in

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in July 1981 and grew up in

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with his younger brother and parents, an Iranian social worker mother and a British marketing director father. He attended Magdalen College School and then entered the sixth form at

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in Oxford. He studied journalism at the

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Career

After a brief stint on a British celebrity magazine, Scobie became the European bureau chief on the American celebrity and entertainment magazine ''

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'', where he stayed for a decade. Part of his role was reporting on royals. He became royal

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at ''

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'' and the royal contributor at

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, appearing regularly on ''

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'' and hosting the network's royal podcast, the ''HeirPod''. In 2020, Scobie co-authored a book about

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger son of Charles III and his first wife Diana, Princess of Wales. He is fifth in the line of succe ...

, and

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (; born Rachel Meghan Markle; August 4, 1981) is an American member of the British royal family and former actress. She is the wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of King Charles III. Meghan was ...

, with American journalist Carolyn Durand. '' Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of A Modern Royal Family'' was published in August 2020 by

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. Within five days it had sold more than 31,000 copies in the United Kingdom and had secured the number one spot for hardback non-fiction on ''

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'' bestseller list. In August 2021 a paperback edition of the book was released with a new epilogue covering events of the previous year, including Meghan and Harry's TV interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Personal life

As of 2021, Scobie was living in

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with his French bulldog.

Bibliography

* '' Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family'' (2020) * ''Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival'' (2023)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scobie, Omid 1981 births Living people 21st-century biographers Welsh biographers Welsh male journalists Celebrity biographers Date of birth missing (living people) Male biographers 21st-century British journalists Welsh people of Iranian descent Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Alumni of the London College of Communication 21st-century Welsh writers