Earl Spencer Reveals Princes William and Harry Were Aware of King Charles’s Alleged Diana Remark
Earl Spencer invokes William and Harry as he stands firm on allegations against King Charles funeral
The war of words between Charles Spencer and King Charles regarding the circumstances surrounding Princess Diana's funeral has escalated after the Earl gave an exclusive interview to the BBC. Spencer refused to back down from the claims in his memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, that Charles "sounded giddily elated—like a lottery winner" after his ex-wife's death. He also stood firm on his assertion that the King dismissed his ex-wife's legacy right before her funeral. Doubling down on his stand, the Earl involved his nephews, Prince William and Prince Harry, to vouch for his statements.
"I don't like to talk about what I've been speaking about to William and Harry, but this will not be a surprise to them," he stated during the exclusive. "I will tell you that these words will not be a surprise to them." According to GB News, sources claim Harry has not read the book; in fact, during his recent appearance at an Invictus Games fundraiser, the Duke dodged a question about his uncle's new memoir.
The book includes an alleged comment from King Charles after a heated discussion with Spencer regarding funeral arrangements, where the Earl opposed his nephews, then aged 15 and 12, walking behind their mother's coffin during the public procession. During this tirade, Charles allegedly remarked that Diana would be forgotten, which shocked Spencer. After the allegations rocked tabloids, Buckingham Palace released a rare public statement, emphasizing that the King understands how grief can cloud judgment and memory over time.
Earl Spencer criticized the Palace for allegedly trying to "gaslight" him, describing their response as "astonishingly provocative" and implying he was fabricating the conversation. When questioned by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg about whether he was labeling the King a liar, he emphasized that what shocked him during the phone call justified his decision to hang up. "What else would have made me hang up on the King that day? It was something as outrageous as that slur against Diana," he stated. He further claimed that his eulogy for Diana provided direct evidence supporting his account. To reinforce his claims, he referenced its concluding passage, "Above all, we give thanks for the life of a woman I'm so proud to be able to call my sister: the unique, the complex, the extraordinary and irreplaceable Diana, whose beauty, both internal and external, will never be extinguished from our minds."
The Earl contended that the eulogy's wording was a deliberate rebuttal to Charles's claim that Diana would be forgotten, emphasizing her enduring legacy. He highlighted that the eulogy's focus on his late sister's sense of duty was a clear reflection of his confrontation with Charles. He further clarified that references to additional unflattering details about the King were not meant as a threat but rather as an acknowledgement of material he chose to leave out as irrelevant. Spencer expressed that his intent was to simply document history, driven by a sense of his own mortality.
