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Charles Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, reaffirmed his claim on the BBC Friday that King Charles made “monstrous” comments about Diana after her death in 1997. He stated emphatically that Charles told him over the phone Diana would be forgotten "soon enough," and that he was “hyper alert” to the king's words at the time. Spencer, who claims these remarks reflected Charles’s “pent-up contempt,” made this statement ahead of his upcoming memoir release.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Experts suggest that Earl Spencer felt a duty to write his memoir about Diana's life. In the book, he makes explosive claims against King Charles, alleging that shortly after Princess Diana’s death in 1997, then-Prince Charles said "we’ll forget her soon enough." This prompted Buckingham Palace to issue a statement saying His Majesty is mindful that fraternal grief can cloud judgment and reason.
Spencer accused the king of gaslighting him when the palace responded by questioning his recollections. He called the palace's defense a "rather poor imitation" of how Queen Elizabeth II handled similar allegations from Prince Harry in their Oprah interview.
The book also includes details about an alleged row over Diana’s funeral arrangements where King Charles reportedly went ballistic, criticizing Spencer's family for not fulfilling their duties adequately enough. Buckingham Palace did not comment on the specifics of these claims but suggested that grief could affect memory accuracy over time.
Earl Spencer told BBC he wanted to put down truths before it was too late due to his awareness of mortality. He added that there are other facts about King Charles he chose not to include in the book, deeming them irrelevant.
Written for “Diana Controversies Royal Family” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 92 other(s) covering the same event.
Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer, insisted he is “telling the truth” about King Charles’ “monstrous” remarks about his ex-wife after her death.
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he → insist → death
“I can tell you here and now, those are exactly the words he said,” Spencer told the BBC Friday.
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Spencer → tell → BBC
“I was hyper alert to what he was saying and those are precisely the words that he said and I promise that to you now.
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I → say → you
Genuinely, that is what he said.
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he → say → what
I don’t hear him saying he didn’t say that.”
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When Spencer was asked whether he had evidence to back his shocking claim, he said he had repeated what the monarch said to family and friends at the time “because it was so monstrous.”
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As Page Six previously reported, Spencer claims that Charles told him Diana would be forgotten “soon enough” in a phone call following her death in 1997.
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Diana → report → 1997
The shocking allegation was made in an excerpt from his forthcoming memoir “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,” obtained by the Daily Mail.
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In the book, he recalls Charles allegedly releasing his “pent-up contempt for Diana” following her tragic Paris car accident.
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Spencer writes that after the remark was made, he was too “stunned” to respond.
“I can’t believe you just said that,” Spencer allegedly told Charles, before hanging up.
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