Earl Charles Spencer Claims King Charles Dismissed Diana's Memory

Earl Charles Spencer, in his forthcoming memoir titled "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," recounts a heated conversation with then-Prince Charles following the death of Princess Diana in 1997. Spencer expresses his disapproval of Prince William and Prince Harry, then aged 15 and 12, walking behind their mother's coffin, believing Diana would not have wanted them to endure such a public ordeal.

He claims that during a phone call, Prince Charles allegedly stated, “We’ll forget her soon enough.” Buckingham Palace did not directly deny this claim but issued a carefully worded response through a spokesperson, who noted that King Charles is aware that the pain of losing a sibling can “cloud reason, affect judgement and colour memory” even years later. Spencer's memoir is scheduled for publication on September 22, and reports indicate that copies of the Dutch edition were recently stolen from a truck in the Netherlands.

Additionally, King Charles commented on the arrest of his younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, emphasizing that “the law must take its course.”.