In an editorial, Omid Scobie discussed the release of Endgame, and how the names of the "royal racists" got there.

Scobie wites:
Unbeknownst to me at the time, early and uncleared text was provided to the Dutch publisher in order for them to start work on the translation, with the understanding that their translation would be updated to reflect the final version of the book I officially submitted.