Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough', Earl Spencer claims in book
- Earl Charles Spencer's upcoming memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, alleges King Charles made disparaging comments during a phone call following Princess Diana's 1997 death. The book releases Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
- The heated exchange occurred after Spencer objected to the decision requiring Prince William and Prince Harry, then 15 and 12, to walk in their mother's funeral procession. Spencer insisted the young princes should not endure such a public ordeal.
- Spencer writes that King Charles unleashed his "pent-up contempt for Diana" during the call, allegedly hissing, "Rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough." Charles questioned the Spencer family's sense of duty.
- Buckingham Palace released a statement asserting: "While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgement and colour memory."
- Earlier on Wednesday, four copies of the Dutch language edition were stolen from a truck in the Netherlands. The memoir arrives next Tuesday, coinciding with the upcoming 30th anniversary of Diana's passing next year.
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King Charles responds to criticism from Princess Diana’s brother
LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles took the unusual step on Wednesday of responding to criticism by the brother of his late first wife Diana, saying via a spokesperson that grief could impact reason, judgment and memory. The assertion...
Sydney Morning Herald
‘We’ll forget her soon enough’: Diana’s brother makes explosive claim about Charles
King Charles took the rare step of rebutting an allegation – made in a new book about Diana – that he said people would forget his first wife after her death in a car crash in 1997.
The Straits Times
Hindustan TimesKing Charles responds to criticism from Princess Diana's brother
LONDON, Sept 16 - Britain's King Charles took the unusual step on Wednesday of responding to criticism by the brother of his late first wife Diana, saying via a spokesperson that grief could impact reason, judgment and memory. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In an unprecedented statement, the Royal House has appealed to the impact of the mourning on memory to discredit Spencer's version
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