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Earl Spencer claims in his book that Prince Charles said “we’ll forget her soon enough” regarding Princess Diana shortly after her death in 1997. Buckingham Palace responded, suggesting that grief can distort memory without directly addressing the allegation. The article centers on the dispute over funeral arrangements and Earl Spencer’s account of the conversation.
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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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In his new book, “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister”, Earl Spencer alleges that Charles said “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough” during a discussion about arrangements for Diana’s funeral just days after her death in 1997.
asserted
we → allege → 1997
A Buckingham Palace spokesman has responded to the claims, saying Charles is “mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason”.
uncertain
pain → respond → reason
The statement reads: “While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, 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.”
asserted
others → read → loss
Charles is said to have made the comments about his ex-wife in a row over funeral preparations and to have questioned the Spencer family’s sense of duty.
Charles called minutes later and told him that 18 years earlier he had walked in the funeral procession of his great-uncle, Lord Mountbatten, it is claimed.
asserted
it → say → uncle
The Earl pointed out that Charles had been 30 at the time of Lord Mountbatten’s funeral in 1979.
asserted
Charles → point → 1979
In the excerpt, the Earl claims: “Prince Charles continued his stream of anger, without me interrupting.
uncertain
me → claim → anger
Then he stopped.
asserted
he → stop → ?
“I assumed the pause signalled an effort to bring himself under control, but then he unleashed down the phone what I have always taken to be his pent-up contempt for Diana, and his horror that the world was so bowled over by her death.
asserted
world → assume → death
‘Rest assured’, he hissed, ‘we’ll forget her soon enough!’”
asserted
we → rest → her
The Earl says he then hung up the phone.
asserted
he → say → phone
William, Harry, Charles, Prince Philip and the Earl walked behind Diana’s coffin in a funeral procession through central London to the funeral service at Westminster Abbey.
asserted
William → walk → Abbey
The Earl then delivered a passionate eulogy at Diana’s funeral, pledging the princess’ “blood family” would protect William and Harry “so that their souls are not simply immersed by duty and tradition, but can sing openly as you planned”.
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Born Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, the Earl is Princess Diana’s younger brother and Prince William and Prince Harry’s maternal uncle.
asserted
Earl → deliver → duty
He became the ninth Earl to inherit the Spencer title in 1992.
asserted
He → become → 1992
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