King Charles‘ representatives have responded to claims in Princess Diana‘s brother’s memoir. The memoir revisits Diana’s marriage to Charles and the aftermath of her tragic death.
Buckingham Palace responds after Charles Spencer claims King Charles said people would “forget Diana soon enough” after her death
Buckingham Palace issued a statement in response to claims about King Charles in Charles Spencer’s book about Princess Diana.
On Wednesday, the Daily Mail published a preview of Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, a memoir written by Diana’s brother Charles Spencer.
In the published preview, Spencer recalled a phone call with King Charles, who was Prince Charles at the time. Spencer wrote that the phone call became heated shortly after his sister’s death. He added, “Prince Charles continued his stream of anger, without me interrupting. Then he stopped. I assumed the pause signaled an effort to bring himself under control, but then he unleashed down the phone what I have always taken to be his pent-up contempt for Diana, and his horror that the world was so bowled over by her death. ‘Rest assured,’ he hissed, ‘we’ll forget her soon enough!’”
Following the preview, the claims involving Charles drew attention. The Royal Family issued a statement in response. According to PEOPLE, the statement read, “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 judgment and color memory in ways others do not recognize, even many years after such a loss.”
Spencer claimed that an argument began over Prince William and Prince Harry walking behind Diana’s coffin during her funeral.
In a 2017 BBC documentary about Princess Diana, William spoke about the decision to walk behind the coffin. William said, “It wasn’t an easy decision, and it was a collective family decision to do that.”
While Buckingham Palace issued the statement on King Charles’ behalf, Spencer, Prince Harry and Prince William have not commented on the claims.
Swan Song: Diana, My Sister is set to be released on September 22. The Daily Mail will publish portions of the book ahead of its release. The memoir reportedly includes a series of claims about Charles and Diana’s failed marriage and the aftermath of Diana’s tragic death.
