King Charles issues blistering statement in response to Charles Spencer’s book claims on Princess Diana’s death

New York Post · collected 2026-09-16 · by Vanessa Serna
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Summary

King Charles has issued a statement through Buckingham Palace in response to claims made by his brother, Charles Spencer, regarding remarks about Princess Diana's death. The palace spokesperson stated that the monarch believes Spencer’s memory might be clouded by grief following Diana’s tragic car accident in Paris in 1997.
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Story summary

Charles Spencer, Diana's brother and the ninth Earl Spencer, has alleged in his upcoming memoir "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" that just days after Princess Diana’s death on September 8, 1997, he received a phone call from then-Prince Charles who told him, “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough.” This claim is made amid disputes over funeral arrangements for the princess, including whether Princes William and Harry, aged 15 and 12 at the time, should walk in their mother's funeral procession. Earl Spencer insisted Diana would not have wanted her young sons to endure such a public ordeal. In response, Buckingham Palace issued a statement saying Charles is "mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory," without directly addressing the specific claim but indicating it could be influenced by the passage of time.

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“Article A reports on claims from a memoir about an alleged phone call between Prince Charles and Earl Spencer, while Article B discusses King Charles's response to those claims made in the book.”

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Vanessa Serna
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🔮 A Buckingham Palace spokesperson, however, warned that the loss of the Princess of Wales could have muddled Spencer’s memory. “His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory in ways others do not recognize, even many years after such a loss,” the rep told People.
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Topics

Buckingham Palace Paris People the Daily Mail

Subjects

Diana PERSON · 2× Buckingham Palace ORG · 1× Dodi Fayed PERSON · 1× Henri Paul PERSON · 1× Paris GPE · 1× People ORG · 1× Spencer PERSON · 1× the Daily Mail ORG · 1×

Narrative

The author described the alleged remark as the monarch’s “pent-up contempt for Diana, and his horror that the world was so bowled over by her death,” per the Daily Mail.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
🔮 A Buckingham Palace spokesperson, however, warned that the loss of the Princess of Wales could have muddled Spencer’s memory. “His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory in ways others do not recognize, even many years after such a loss,” the rep told People.
2026-09-17 · New York Post
King Charles issues blistering statement in response to Charles Spencer’s book claims on Princess Diana’s death · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 1 hedged)

The author described the alleged remark as the monarch’s “pent-up contempt for Diana, and his horror that the world was so bowled over by her death,” per the Daily Mail. asserted
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A Buckingham Palace spokesperson, however, warned that the loss of the Princess of Wales could have muddled Spencer’s memory. “His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory in ways others do not recognize, even many years after such a loss,” the rep told People. uncertain
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Diana tragically died at the age of 36 in a car crash after being chased around Paris by paparazzi. asserted
Diana → die → paparazzi
At the time, the late royal was with driver Henri Paul and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, when the fatal crash occurred in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel. asserted
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