King Charles and beaming Queen Camilla ignore fallout from Omid Scobie race row as they attend church service in Sandringham

King Charles and Queen Camilla went to church at Sandringham this morning.

Sticking with business as usual, the British monarch, who recently celebrated his 75th birthday, and his 76-year-old wife were seen heading to duty in Norfolk – despite the racism scandal engulfing the royal family this week.

The royal couple were all smiles as they headed into St Mary Magdalene Church as the impeccably dressed king walked with purpose before shaking hands with the vicar before the service.

A beaming Camilla braved the chilly weather in a cream coat, plaid scarf and statement hat, holding an umbrella in one hand.

But their casual appearance comes amid turbulent times for the royal family after the Dutch translation of Omid Scobie’s new book Endgame named two members of the royal family who were said to have raised “concerns” about the color of Prince Archie’s skin.

It comes after media outlets around the world, including ITV, The Guardian and The Times, named the two royals accused of questioning Archie’s skin color as King Charles and his daughter-in-law Kate.

Buckingham Palace officials will meet with Prince William’s aides this week for critical talks on how to deal with the fallout.

The two households will meet to discuss how to respond, taking “time and caution” before any decisions are made, one source told the Sunday Telegraph.

All options are believed to be ‘on the table’, including legal action, while Charles, who flew back to the UK after days at the COP28 environmental summit in Dubai last week, is said to be taking the furor over the book ‘very seriously’.

Charles will reportedly discuss the situation with senior advisers throughout the week, as well as carry out his duties with aides, telling the Mirror it will be “business as usual” and the royals will be seen as “rising above” the row.

He is expected to remain in Sandringham today before returning to London for a number of official events this week, including a ceremony at Buckingham Palace and a charity Christmas concert at Westminster Abbey.

A source close to the palace told the Sunday Telegraph: “There (have been) discussions and we will continue those discussions this week, but not in the form of crisis talks…

“Decisions (will) be made carefully, on time and professionally, not rushed over a weekend.”

MailOnline has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.

Meanwhile, the Mail understands Buckingham Palace is investigating who may have ultimately seen letters between the King and Meghan Markle in which the names were allegedly mentioned.

However, they are confident that the leak did not come from within, believing only a “tiny handful” of people have ever seen them.

Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan have not publicly commented on the scandal. Scobie has been accused of acting as a “mouthpiece” for the Sussexes, a charge he has denied, tweeting on X earlier: “I’m not ‘Meg’s mate.’

Sources close to the Duchess of Sussex, who allegedly wrote down the names of two family members in letters to King Charles, insist she “never intended to reveal their names publicly.”

They insist that the contents of the letters “were not passed on to Mr Scobie by anyone in her camp”, reports The Telegraph.

But one source close to the royal family has now called on Harry and Meghan to speak out publicly on the issue.

A source told the newspaper: “For a couple who spoke of ‘the death of a thousand, no comment’, the silence at this moment is deafening.”

Another insider added that the decision not to respond was “interesting” given the Sussexes’ previous complaints about a lack of support in response to negative press articles.

The scandal, which Scobie was forced to insist was not a publicity stunt, kept Endgame in the headlines for more than a week as excerpts were published days before its release in a French magazine.

In the most fascinating passage, published in Paris Match magazine, it was claimed that there was a second so-called “royal racist” – after Harry and Meghan hinted at a member of the royal family expressing discomfort with Archie’s skin color in 2021.

In an interview a year after they left royal duties, they told Oprah Winfrey that there had been talk about “how dark” Archie’s skin would be when he was born.

Meghan did not name the family member, saying at the time: “I think it would be very damaging to them.”

The names did not appear in the English edition of the book, released Tuesday. Scobie wrote a paragraph in which he said he could not name them under UK law.

But these names appeared in the Dutch version of the book, prompting the publishers to destroy copies that were on sale.

The Dutch translators who worked on this volume claim that both names appear verbatim in the manuscript they were given.

Saskia Peters told MailOnline this week: “The royals’ names were there in black and white. I didn’t add them. “I just did what I was paid to do—translate the book from English to Dutch.”

The second translator, Nelly Keukelaar-van Rijsbergern, told The Sun: “We are professionals and have been doing this for many years, both of us. It’s not fair.’

Newspapers in the UK avoided reporting names after the allegations came to light following the airing of “Endgame” on Tuesday, but Piers Morgan revealed them on his Uncensored Show on Wednesday.

However, Morgan added that he doesn’t believe the accusations of “racist comments.”

He said: “Because I don’t believe that any member of the Royal Family has ever made any racist comments and until there is actual evidence of those comments, I will never believe it.”

He then stepped up his defense this week, saying on Thursday: “I think it’s ridiculous that the British people can’t know about this information.” “I also said when I named them that I don’t believe a word of the racist accusations made against them.”