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Charles Spencer Calls Out Royal Family Over 'Lack of Care' for Prince Harry After Princess Diana's Death

Earl Spencer says Prince Harry lacked calm and nurture after Diana’s death, and he says the royal family failed to help him cope.

  • Earl Spencer released excerpts from his upcoming memoir, 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister', claiming a 'lack of obvious care' for Prince Harry following Princess Diana's death left him without essential nurture.
  • Spencer wrote that William and Harry 'had no privacy' during the 1997 funeral, with the 12-year-old Harry needing Diana's hugs but instead 'allowed to spin out of control' without calm and support.
  • The Earl insisted to the BBC that King Charles sounded 'giddily elated — like a lottery winner' shortly after Diana's death, though Buckingham Palace responded that 'grief can cloud reason' regarding his recollections.
  • Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch publicly sided with the King, stating she is 'always on the side of His Majesty,' while a Buckingham Palace spokesperson told HuffPost on Thursday they had nothing further to add.
  • Spencer described 'Swan Song', set for release on Sept. 22, as 'a brother's simple tribute to an extraordinary sister,' while Prince Harry recently made his first public appearance in Britain describing his return as 'eventful.
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Ahead of his bombshell memory being released next week, Earl Spencer has made further claims on the Royal Family with the latest extract on Prince Harry at

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This Friday, September 18, more details of the biographical work 'Swan song: Diana, my sister', written by Charles Spencer, have been released.More information: "I wanted to break his commitment": Charles Spencer reveals how his own father forced Diana to marry Carlos in 1981.

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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