Princess Diana‘s ex-butler has refuted Charles Spencer‘s scathing claims about King Charles in his memoir. The controversial book has brought renewed attention to the monarch’s relationship with the late princess. In the memoir, the late royal’s brother claims that Charles spoke insensitively about her after her death and held deep-seated animosity toward her.
Princess Diana’s former butler rejects Charles Spencer’s claims about King Charles
Princess Diana’s former butler has responded to Charles Spencer‘s book with a sharp rebuke on Piers Morgan’s show. Paul Burrell rejected the Earl’s allegation that King Charles was “giddy with excitement” after his former wife’s death and branded him as “jealous.”
In the exclusive interview, Burrell told the broadcaster that he felt the memoir, “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,” is “more about Earl Spencer than it is about his sister Diana.” Reflecting on his years close to the “People’s Princess,” the ex-palace staff shared that the “rather spiteful, revengeful point of view that he’s penned” does not match the reality he knew.
Burrell revealed that he was present when the King arrived in Paris after Diana’s death. He stated, “He speaks about the King being giddy with excitement when Diana died. Well Piers, I was in Paris, I saw the king. He was a broken man. He was devastated.”
Diana’s ex-butler recalled the then-Prince leaving the room where she lay at rest with her sisters in tears. He added, “His eyes were bloodshot. He was pale and he was scared. I don’t recognise what Earl Spencer says about Prince Charles.”
Burrell also drew attention to the fractured dynamic between the siblings, and between Princess Diana and her wider family. He noted, “The last five years of her life are pretty vague in the book because he knows nothing about them.”
Concluding his remarks on Charles Spencer and the rest of her family, the princess’ former staffer said, “He was not part of her world. They [Diana’s family] were jealous of her success and the love she had from people around the world.”
