Earl Spencer Claims King Charles Said They Would Forget Diana Soon

The Phone Call and the Funeral Dispute

As preparations began following Princess Diana’s fatal car crash in 1997, tensions reportedly flared over the involvement of her young sons in the funeral procession. According to Earl Spencer’s upcoming book, the then-Prince “went ballisticwhen advised against having Princes William and Harry take part in the public procession. The Earl stated that Charlesranted for a while” before telling the Earl his family had no sense of duty.

It was during this heated exchange that the future monarch allegedly delivered a stark remark. Spencer recounted that after a stunned silence, he hung up on the caller.

Rest assured… we’ll forget her soon enough

Earl Spencer SLATES the king. Charles DESTROYS Spencer. If

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Buckingham Palace Responds to Earl Spencer’s Claims About King Charles

Reflecting on the rarity of their communications, the Earl noted that he had only ever received two phone calls from Prince Charles at any stage of his life. Because of that infrequency, he maintained that he was “hyper alertto what was being said, ensuring that his memory of the conversation remains exceptionally clear and sharp. Spencer also revealed that he had told family and friends of the interaction, and that they would support the Earl against themonstrous” words that were spoken.

The memoir, which Spencer has called a brother’s simple tribute to an extraordinary sister, also details the earl’s perception of Charles’s initial demeanor upon learning of Diana’s death. Unlike other callers who were stunned and barely able to articulate condolences and offers of help, the prince allegedly sounded giddily elated – like a lottery winner, prompting Spencer to remember thinking at the time that the prince’s first reaction must have been to think more of how this event might free him to marry the woman he loved, rather than appreciating the loss of one he did not.

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Buckingham Palace Responds to Memoir Extracts

Buckingham Palace issued a formal response addressing the serialised extracts from Swan Song: Diana, My Sister. While beginning with the words while we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, the statement directly addressed the emotional state of the grieving brother.

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Diana's brother doubles down on claims about King Charles

The palace framed the allegations through a statement noting that 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. However, the intervention drew immediate pushback from the author, who rejected the notion that time or grief had distorted his memory of the events.

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Earl Spencer Doubles Down on the BBC

In response to the palace’s positioning, Earl Spencer doubled down during an interview with the BBC, asserting that his recollection is absolute and unshaken by the passage of time.

I can tell you here and now, those are exactly the words he said.

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Emphasizing his hyper-awareness during the conversation, the Earl insisted that his memory has not been clouded or altered in the years since the loss, stating: I don't hear him saying he didn't say that. With the publication of the book slated for release next week—having been read out by the author over three days for a recording so it could be available on audiobook—and the 30th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death approaching next year, the public clash between her brother and the sovereign surfaces fresh questions about the private dynamics surrounding the royal family during the 1997 crisis.