Scobie was born in Wales and grew up in Oxford with his younger brother and parents, an Iranian social worker mother and a Scottish marketing director father.

[6] 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 The Sunday Times bestseller list.

[7] 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.

"[10] The Dutch edition of Endgame was recalled after it included the names of King Charles III and Catherine, Princess of Wales as the two royals who were alleged to have asked questions about Harry and Meghan's future child's skin colour.

I work in an industry where I'm surrounded by people who are, let's say, conservative with telling their age, particularly in television," adding that he had a "little insecurity" about turning 40.