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admits error after telling American

news channel that the Queen's coffin
would be making its journey 'by royal
train' from Scotland 'over to the UK'
Omid Scobie, who is close to Harry and Meghan, made the faux pas on US TV
The journalist said the Queen's coffin would travel from Scotland 'to the UK'
He later clarified the comment to ABC and described it as a 'slip of the tongue'  
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By RICHARD EDEN FOR THE DAILY MAIL and MATTHEW LODGE FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 23:24 BST, 12 September 2022 | UPDATED: 00:41 BST, 13 September 2022

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The journalist who wrote Harry and Meghan's biography has admitted making an
error after telling a US news channel that the Queen's coffin would travel from
Scotland 'over to the UK'. 

Omid Scobie, a favoured journalist of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, mistakenly
appeared to suggest that Scotland is not part of the UK.

He also said the Queen would be taken to London on 'one of the royal trains', despite
there only being one royal train and the fact Her Majesty will be transported by Follow Subscribe
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The 41-year-old later said on Twitter that his remarks were a 'slip of the tongue' and @dailymail
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had been made 'in the chaos of breaking news' as news of the Queen's death Follow Follow
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He made the comments on ABC News on Thursday, September 8, where he was    
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describing to viewers what would happen to the Queen's body after her death at Queen's final journey
Balmoral Castle. from her beloved
Scotland: Her Majesty's
coffin leaves St Giles'
The royal expert said Her Majesty 'will end up laying at rest at the smallest palace in Cathedral and heads to
Edinburgh airport as
Edinburgh before it [the coffin] makes its journey on one of the royal trains over to she returns home
the UK'.  

'She forgets she

Dear #OmidScobie, #Scotland is part of the UK, there is only one #royal train, and it started this': Backlash
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— Richard Eden (@richardaeden) September 12, 2022 will help Harry and
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Omid Scobie was on ABC News when he said the Queen's coffin would be moved from dig at King Charles
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Scobie has been a firm cheerleader for Harry and Meghan over recent years, having
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The Queen's children stood vigil over her coffin at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh this mood' towards royals
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