The Aporia · Buckingham Palace hits back at new claims made by Princess Diana's brother in new book

Buckingham Palace responded to allegations made by Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, who is set to release his memoir titled "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister." The palace’s statement addresses specific claims about King Charles III’s conduct following Princess Diana's death. CBS News reporter Holly Williams provides additional context for the controversy surrounding the book's release.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Charles Spencer, Diana's brother and the ninth Earl Spencer, alleges in his upcoming memoir "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" that then-Prince Charles said days after her death, “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough,” during a phone call about funeral arrangements. The allegation sparked significant debate within the Royal Family. In September 1997, six days after Diana's fatal car crash in Paris, Earl Spencer insisted Diana’s young sons, William (aged 15) and Harry (aged 12), should not walk behind her coffin, as Charles reportedly wanted them to do. Buckingham Palace responded by stating that King Charles is "mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason" and affect memory even years later. The Earl’s book aims to correct what he perceives as misconceptions about his sister, with this revelation being a central claim against the late Princess's ex-husband, now King Charles III.

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📰 Charles Response To Diana Claims

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King Charles responds to Charles Spencer's claims about Princess Diana in a rare statement same event · 100%

Fox News · 0.89 cosine similarity

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“Both articles describe King Charles responding to claims made by Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, in his upcoming book 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister', on the same day regarding the same specific incident.”

King Charles responds to criticism from Princess Diana’s brother in rare move same event · 100%

South China Morning Post

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“Both articles report on King Charles responding to criticism from Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, regarding claims in his upcoming book about the monarch's behavior after Princess Diana's death.”

King Charles, Earl Spencer clash over Diana death once again same event · 100%

Deutsche Welle

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“Both articles describe Buckingham Palace responding to Earl Spencer's new book claims about King Charles III's behavior after Princess Diana's death.”

Princess Diana's brother claims Charles told him, "we'll forget her soon" same event · 100%

CBS News

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“Both articles refer to the same specific release of new claims by Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer and the response from Buckingham Palace regarding his book.”

Princess Diana's brother makes stunning claim about Charles' reaction to her death same event · 100%

CBS News

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“Both articles discuss Earl Spencer's new memoir claims and Buckingham Palace's response about Prince Charles's reaction to Princess Diana's death.”

Buckingham Palace hits back at claims in a book by Princess Diana’s brother same event · 100%

CBC News

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“Both articles report on Buckingham Palace's response to claims made by Princess Diana's brother in his new book about events following her death.”

King Charles issues rare statement disputing claims from Princess Diana’s brother same event · 95%

National Post · 0.86 cosine similarity

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“Both articles describe Buckingham Palace issuing a statement in response to claims made by Charles Spencer about King Charles III's behavior following Princess Diana's death, based on his new memoir.”

Charles told Earl Spencer 'rest assured, we'll forget Diana soon enough' in incendiary phone call days after her death, claims devastating memoir different event · 95%

Daily Mail

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“Article A reports on a specific allegation from Charles Spencer's book about an incendiary phone call with Prince Charles, while Article B discusses Buckingham Palace's response to claims made in the same book but does not focus on the same specific incident.”

Charles said Diana would be forgotten ‘soon enough’ after her death, book claims same event · 95%

Evening Standard

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“Both articles discuss Buckingham Palace's response to claims made in Earl Spencer's memoir about Prince Charles's behavior following Princess Diana's death.”

‘We’ll forget her soon enough’: Diana’s brother makes explosive claim about Charles same event · 95%

The Sydney Morning Herald

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“Both articles discuss Buckingham Palace responding to new claims made by Earl Spencer about King Charles in his book.”

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🔮 Buckingham Palace hits back at new claims made by Princess Diana's brother in new book Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, will soon release his memoir, "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister."

2026-09-17 · CBS News

Buckingham Palace hits back at new claims made by Princess Diana's brother in new book · speculative framing

Buckingham Palace hits back at new claims made by Princess Diana's brother in new book Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, will soon release his memoir, "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister." uncertain

brother → hit → memoir

Buckingham Palace issued a response to claims made in the book about King Charles III's behavior after Princess Diana's death. uncertain

Palace → issue → death

CBS News' Holly Williams has context. asserted

Williams → have → context

Buckingham Palace hits back at new claims made by Princess Diana's brother in new book

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