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Buckingham Palace has issued a strong rebuttal to claims made by Princess Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, in his upcoming book “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.” In the book, Spencer recounts an argument with Prince Charles (now King Charles) shortly after Diana's death in 1997, where he alleges that Charles said, "rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough." Buckingham Palace denied these claims and emphasized that intense grief can distort memory. The palace’s statement reflects ongoing tensions between Diana’s family and the royal household regarding how she was remembered posthumously.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
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Story summary
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.
Written for “Charles Response To Diana Claims” on 2026-09-17,
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Leaning score -0.35 for article 16149 (medium confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-09-17
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Buckingham Palace hits back at claims in a book by Princess Diana’s brother
Earl Spencer recounts traumatic days after Diana was killed in a Paris car crash in 1997
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Diana → hit → 1997
Buckingham Palace has forcefully denied a claim by the brother of the late Princess Diana that King Charles said she would soon be forgotten after her death.
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she → deny → death
In a new book, Charles Spencer recounts the traumatic days after Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 at the age of 36.
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Diana → recount → 36
He alleges that he argued with the then-Prince Charles, Diana’s estranged husband, over palace plans for Prince William and Prince Harry to walk behind her coffin during the funeral procession.
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William → allege → procession
Spencer says he told Charles that Diana would not have wanted her sons, then 15 and 12, to undergo the ordeal.
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sons → say → ordeal
He claims Charles told him: "rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough."
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we → claim → her
He accuses Charles of having "contempt" for his ex-wife.
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He → accuse → wife
The Daily Mail is publishing extracts from Spencer's book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which is due to be published next week.
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which → publish → book
Buckingham Palace responded late Wednesday with an extremely strong statement by the measured standards of the royal household.
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Palace → respond → household
"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 recognize, even many years after such a loss," it said.
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it → comment → loss
Tensions between the palace and Diana's aristocratic Spencer relatives after her death have been much discussed and were dramatized in the film The Queen and the TV series The Crown.
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Tensions → dramatize → film
Many felt the palace was slow to acknowledge the global outpouring of grief over Diana's death, which forced the royals to recognize that her common touch had allowed her to connect with people in ways that eluded the rest of the Royal Family.
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that → feel → Family
Prince Charles, then 32, married 20-year-old Lady Diana Spencer in a lavish ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral in 1981.
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Charles → marry → 1981
The couple separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996.
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couple → separate → 1996
Diana's younger brother, Charles Spencer — the 9th Earl Spencer — has long clashed with the Royal Family over their treatment of his sister.
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brother → clash → sister
In a searing eulogy at Diana's funeral, Spencer vowed that Diana's "blood family" would carry on her "imaginative and loving" legacy in raising her two sons.
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family → sear → sons
The speech was widely considered a swipe at the Royal Family.
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speech → consider → Family
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