Buckingham Palace Pushes Back At Claims In New Diana Book
Buckingham Palace denied claims by Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer in his forthcoming book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister. Spencer alleges then-Prince Charles told him, 'We’ll forget her soon enough,' days after Diana’s 1997 death.
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London: Buckingham Palace denied the charges made by Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, in his forthcoming biography Swan Song: Diana, My Sister. Spencer claims that days after Diana died in 1997, then-Prince Charles told him, 'We'll forget her soon enough.'
Spencer claims the statement occurred amid a disagreement over whether Princes William and Harry, then 15 and 12, should walk behind their mother's coffin during her burial procession.
Spencer believed Diana would not want her young sons to go through the public trauma. He claims Charles responded aggressively during a phone call and made the remark about Diana being forgotten.
Buckingham Palace, which typically does not comment on books, offered a strong response. A royal official stated that King Charles was aware that "the sorrow of fraternal bereavement" could impair judgment and colour memories years after a loss.
Diana died in an automobile accident in Paris in August 1997, at the age of 36. Her death sparked an unparalleled public outpouring of sadness and a close examination of the royal family's reaction.
