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Earl Spencer Claims Queen Elizabeth Offered to Restore Princess Diana's HRH Title After Her Death

Spencer says he rejected the posthumous offer, calling it a consolation prize, as the memoir is serialized by the Daily Mail.

  • Earl Spencer claims in his new memoir *Swan Song: Diana, My Sister* that Queen Elizabeth offered to posthumously restore Princess Diana's 'Her Royal Highness' title, relayed by Private Secretary Robert Fellowes aboard the Royal Train in 1997.
  • Spencer rejected the offer as a "consolation prize," writing that Diana was "dreadfully hurt" by the "petty and vindictive" removal of her HRH title following her August 1996 divorce from Prince Charles.
  • On Wednesday, a spokesperson for King Charles issued a statement saying "the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason" and affect memory. The Palace declined further comment on Thursday regarding additional allegations.
  • The memoir includes earlier claims that Charles sounded "giddily elated" like a "lottery winner" when informing Spencer of Diana's death, and details arguments over whether Princes William and Harry should walk in the funeral procession.
  • Spencer's 1979 claim that Charles reacted with "pent-up contempt" during a phone call about Lord Mountbatten adds to a pattern of tension. The book publishes September 22, chronicling the complex relationship between the Spencer family and the monarchy.
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Charles Spencer: The Queen Wanted to Give Diana Her Royal Title Back, I Refused

Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, claims in his memoirs that he rejected Queen Elizabeth II's posthumous offer to restore Diana's title.

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INTELLINEWS broke the news on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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