Earl Spencer Insists He's Telling 'Truth' over King Allegations
Spencer says Charles made the remark during a dispute over William and Harry joining Diana’s funeral procession, and Buckingham Palace issued a rare rebuke.
- Buckingham Palace issued a rare direct response on Wednesday to memoir claims that King Charles, then Prince of Wales, allegedly said "we'll forget her soon enough" regarding Princess Diana during funeral arrangements.
- The dispute centers on whether Princes William and Harry, then aged 15 and 12, should walk behind their mother's coffin during the 1997 funeral procession; Earl Spencer claims he objected to the decision.
- In a BBC interview, Earl Spencer insisted he was "hyper-alert" during the call and that "those are precisely the words he said," telling the broadcaster he had only ever spoken twice with Prince Charles in his life.
- Palace spokesman stated "the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory," echoing Queen Elizabeth II's 2021 "recollections may vary" response to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
- The full BBC interview with Laura Kuenssberg airs Sunday at 6:30pm on BBC One; the memoir Swan Song: Diana, My Sister publishes next Tuesday, with the 30th anniversary of Diana's death approaching in August.
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Earl Spencer doubles down on King allegations as fresh claims published
Earl Spencer has insisted he is ‘telling the truth’ over allegations made against the King as fresh claims were published. Fresh claims made by Earl Spencer have been published as he doubled down on his allegation the King said “we’ll forget her soon enough” after Diana, Princess of Wales died. The earl has made a...
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