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King Charles takes FIERY aim at Charles Spencer after astonishing Diana claims
King Charles has been dragged back into one of the most painful chapters of the Royal Family’s history after an astonishing new account by Princess Diana’s brother triggered a rare response from Buckingham Palace.
The explosive claims appear in Earl Spencer’s forthcoming memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, a deeply personal account of his relationship with his younger sister and the events that followed her devastating de@th in Paris in August 1997.
But decades after Diana’s de@th, the bitter memories surrounding her final days have suddenly returned to the royal spotlight.
And this time, the row centres on an extraordinary alleged exchange between Spencer and the then-Prince Charles.
Earl Spencer’s explosive Diana claim
Charles Spencer has previously made clear that his memoir would explore Diana’s life from the perspective of the brother who knew her long before she became one of the most famous women in the world.
The book revisits her childhood, her marriage to Charles and the devastating aftermath of her de@th.
One particularly explosive passage concerns a confrontation between Spencer and the then-Prince Charles over Diana’s funeral procession.
At the time, William was 15 and Harry was just 12.
Spencer recalled a heated discussion about whether the two young princes should walk behind their mother’s coffin.
According to an excerpt published by the Daily Mail, Spencer alleges that the conversation became increasingly angry before Charles made a deeply cutting remark about Diana.
“Prince Charles continued his stream of anger,” Spencer wrote, according to the report.
He then alleged that the former Prince of Wales suddenly said: “‘Rest assured,’ he hissed, ‘we’ll forget her soon enough!’”
The extraordinary allegation has inevitably reopened questions about the tension between Diana’s family and the Royal Family following her de@th.
Buckingham Palace breaks its silence
Buckingham Palace has responded to the published excerpt, despite the institution’s long-standing reluctance to comment publicly on books.
A Palace spokesperson said on behalf of King Charles: “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.”
The carefully worded statement immediately attracted attention.
Rather than directly addressing every detail of Spencer’s account, the Palace pointed towards the effect that grief can have on memory and judgement.
The response also stops short of accepting Spencer’s version of events.
That distinction is crucial because the alleged exchange remains an account contained in Spencer’s memoir and has not been independently established as fact.
A feud from the past returns
The extraordinary development has revived memories of the troubled relationship between Diana and Charles.
Their marriage had already collapsed by the time Diana died, following years of intense public scrutiny and deeply reported personal difficulties.
For Spencer, however, the story did not end with Diana’s de@th.
The Earl became one of the most visible members of Diana’s family and was among those closest to William and Harry during the immediate aftermath of their mother’s de@th.
The question of how the young princes should be protected from the overwhelming public attention surrounding the funeral became particularly sensitive.
Spencer has previously spoken about the burden placed on William and Harry, making the latest account especially significant.
Why the Palace response matters
The Royal Family has traditionally been associated with the philosophy of “never complain, never explain”.
That makes the Palace’s decision to respond to the memoir’s claims all the more striking.
Rather than allowing the allegations to circulate without comment, the Palace has offered a direct reminder that memories formed during periods of profound grief can change over time.
It is not, however, evidence that a new personal feud has formally erupted between Charles and Spencer.
Still, the timing could hardly be more uncomfortable.
With Harry and Meghan back in Britain, William and Harry’s relationship still under intense scrutiny and Diana’s legacy once again dominating headlines, Spencer’s memoir threatens to reopen wounds that the Royal Family has spent decades trying to leave behind.
Diana’s legacy returns to centre stage
The Earl’s memoir is ultimately presented as a tribute to the sister he lost far too young.
But its most controversial passages have ensured that Diana’s de@th is once again at the centre of a royal storm.
For King Charles, the latest controversy represents an uncomfortable return to a period of extraordinary personal and public turmoil.
For William and Harry, it could bring back memories of the mother they lost as children.
And for the wider Royal Family, the explosive allegations serve as another reminder that some chapters of Diana’s story remain intensely powerful nearly three decades after her de@th.
The memoir may have been written as one brother’s personal tribute.
But its revelations have now placed the King at the heart of another extraordinary Diana controversy.
