Earl Spencer claims King Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough'
In a new memoir, Earl Spencer claims Charles said people would forget Diana 'soon enough' after her 1997 death.
Earl Spencer's book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister includes a claim about King Charles (then Prince of Wales). Spencer says Charles expressed contempt for Diana when they discussed the funeral procession.
Spencer says Charles responded by saying 'We'll forget her soon enough.' Buckingham Palace issued a rare statement denying the claim.
The palace suggested that grief can distort memory and judgment. Spencer's new claim appears likely to heighten rifts within the family.
- Swan Song: Diana, My Sister
- Book title
- Earl Spencer
- Author
- 15 and 12
- Diana's sons' ages at funeral
- 1997
- Year of Diana's death
Why it mattersThe allegation adds fresh fuel to long-standing questions about the royal family's feelings toward Diana and deepens rifts between Charles and his sons.
AustraliaThe story is resonating strongly in Australia where Diana remains culturally significant; her life and death still shape how many Australians view the royal family.
Corroborated bytheguardian.com
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 8 d ago
