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Palace hits back over Charles Spencer's claim about Princess Diana

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Palace hits back over Charles Spencer's claim about Princess Diana. (2026, September 16). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-17/king-charles-responds-to-criticism-from-princess-diana-s-brother/107162188

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King Charles has responded to claims by his late wife Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, who alleges that Prince Charles said, “Rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough,” during funeral arrangements for Diana. This statement is reported in a Daily Mail article and forms part of Spencer’s upcoming memoir.
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📰 Charles Spencer's Memoir Controversy
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sentences that state something as happening or true
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2 of 2 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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the Daily Mail

Subjects

Diana PERSON · 3× Charles PERSON · 2× Charles Spencer PERSON · 1× Charles Spencer's PERSON · 1× the Daily Mail ORG · 1×

Narrative

Charles Spencer alleges in a soon-to-be-published memoir that the then-Prince Charles told him, "Rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough", according to a report in the Daily Mail. The comment was allegedly made during the arrangements for Diana's funeral.
framing: speculative · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
2026-09-17 · ABC News (AU)
Palace hits back over Charles Spencer's claim about Princess Diana · speculative framing

Claims (2 extracted, 2 hedged)

Palace hits back over Charles Spencer's claim about Princess Diana In short: King Charles has responded to criticism by the brother of his late first wife, Diana. uncertain
Charles → hit → wife
Charles Spencer alleges in a soon-to-be-published memoir that the then-Prince Charles told him, "Rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough", according to a report in the Daily Mail. The comment was allegedly made during the arrangements for Diana's funeral. uncertain
comment → allege → funeral
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