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Buckingham Palace hits back over claims made in Earl Spencer book
The palace said grief can cloud memory after Spencer alleged Charles dismissed Diana and argued over William and Harry walking behind her coffin.
- Buckingham Palace issued a rare statement yesterday regarding Earl Charles Spencer's new memoir Swan Song, addressing allegations that King Charles told him "rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough" shortly after Princess Diana's 1997 death.
- The allegation stems from a 1997 dispute over funeral arrangements for Diana, where Spencer objected to Prince William and Prince Harry, then aged 15 and 12, walking behind their mother's coffin in the procession.
- Responding to the claim, a spokesperson said Charles is "mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason," suggesting such trauma can affect judgment and colour memory even many years after a loss.
- Although the monarchy rarely comments on books as a matter of principle, this intervention emphasizes the significance of the accusation, which Spencer claims corrects "untruths" told about his late sister since her fatal crash in Paris.
- The funeral procession, which also included Prince Philip, remains a subject of widespread public debate, with Spencer pledging in his eulogy that Diana's "blood family" would protect the young princes from duty and tradition.
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