Queen Camilla‘s remark ahead of the release of Charles Spencer‘s Princess Diana book is gaining widespread attention. Princess Diana’s brother, the 9th Earl Spencer, authored the upcoming memoir “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.” The book is scheduled to be published on September 22, 2026, by Penguin Random House.
Queen Camilla’s plea from a recent book festival appearance goes viral
As controversy continues over Charles Spencer‘s memoir about his sister, Princess Diana, Queen Camilla has appealed.
Speaking at her book festival at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire on Saturday, September 19, Camilla urged people to come “together.” At the Queen’s Reading Room Festival, she said that she was “recently reminded of a rather beautiful proverb, ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.'”
Per the Daily Express, her remarks came shortly after Earl Spencer stood by the claims in his much-anticipated book. The memoir reportedly contains explosive allegations about how King Charles III behaved after the Princess of Wales’ death in 1997.
According to The Telegraph, The Daily Mail has published excerpts from the book, in which Lord Spencer indicates that the reigning monarch is uncomfortable with his revelations.
In an interview, he alleged that the King became furious during a phone call after the Princess’ death. He said that the dispute began when he objected to young Princes William and Harry walking behind the funeral procession. The then-Prince of Wales reportedly ended the outburst with, “We’ll forget her soon enough.”
The Earl also claims that King Charles sounded “giddily elated” upon learning of his first wife’s death. The memoir also reveals that he told Diana he was “not actually in love with her” days before their 1981 wedding.
In a rare statement on the allegations, Buckingham Palace has responded. It said that the King recognizes that “fraternal grief can cloud reason” and “affect judgement.”
The statement noted, “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 colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss.”
