BREAKING NEWS: Earl Spencer fires back with 2-word statement about King Charles
Princess Diana’s brother has given a new interview about the latest war of words with King Charles.
Charles Spencer gave a new interview (Image: CBS)
Earl Spencer has claimed that he is “not bitter” towards King Charles despite his bombshell claims in his new book, prompting Buckingham Palace’s response. The late Princess Diana’s brother is releasing a new book next week and extracts of it have been serialised by the Daily Mail this week, bringing fresh claims against the royals into the spotlight.
Charles Spencer defended himself following the furore, insisting to the BBC that “he’s telling the truth”. One of the bombshell claims in the book alleged that the King, then Prince of Wales, told him, “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough,” following his sister’s death in 1997. Buckingham Palace delivered a pointed response to the memoir on Wednesday.
A Palace spokesman said: “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.” No further response to the allegations has been released.
Now, in a new interview with CBS, the earl has clarified he is not bitter towards the King despite the latest drama.
He told CBS Morning this Sunday: “I’m absolutely not bitter. I can tell you. If I was bitter, this book would be… more bitter.”
Asked about whether he had any resentment towards the royals, he replied: “I’m not really in the business of resentment. I’m at the stage in my life where the past is the past, and some of it’s worth recording.
“But I don’t hold resentments, primarily because I don’t think it’s good for the person to do that themselves. I’ve let a lot go. I’m not a vengeful, resentful, person. I’m just an eyewitness to history.”
The publication comes weeks after the Sussexes returned to Britain following six years in California, with Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, now enrolled in British schools.
It is understood that Prince Harry was aware of the book before its release but not of its contents. He reportedly discussed it with his uncle at Althorp, the Spencer family’s 13,000-acre Northamptonshire estate, in July.
