King Charles sounded like 'lottery winner' after Diana's death, her brother writes
Charles Spencer says the king reacted with unusual relief after Diana’s death, prompting a rare Buckingham Palace response over the memoir excerpts.
- In his new memoir Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, Earl Spencer claims King Charles sounded "giddily elated" and "like a lottery winner" shortly after Princess Diana died in 1997.
- Spencer further alleges that Charles remarked during an argument over the funeral procession for Prince William and Prince Harry that his ex-wife would soon be forgotten, telling him to "rest assured."
- The book details the couple's unhappy marriage, alleging Charles told Diana he was "not actually in love with her" and commented she looked "a bit chubby" after she found a bracelet for Camilla.
- Buckingham Palace responded on Wednesday, stating they do not comment on books as a matter of principle and noting that "the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory."
- Amid these allegations, King Charles made his first public appearance on Thursday; the memoir also includes claims regarding Diana's mental health struggles and her visits to Beachy Head in England.
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‘Like a lottery winner’: Charles ‘elated’ after Diana’s death, her brother’s new book claims
Earl Spencer’s book claims the then-Prince Charles seemed “giddily elated” in the immediate aftermath of Diana’s death in a car crash in 1997, possibly because he felt it meant he was freer to marry again.
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MandatoryKing Charles Was Allegedly ‘Elated Like a Lottery Winner’ After Diana’s Death, Brother Claims
Photo Credit: David Levenson / Getty Images King Charles allegedly sounded “giddily elated – like a lottery winner” when he called Earl Spencer after Princess Diana’s death. The claim came from Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer. He detailed the alleged conversation in his upcoming memoir about Diana. The account has brought renewed attention to the strained relationship between Diana and the former Prince of Wales. King Charles’ alleged reaction to …
The hot revelations of excerpts from the new book by Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, continue. According to the newly published material, which was brought to light by the Daily Mail, Spencer blasts the current British monarch, stating that when Charles learned of the death of the popular princess, he reacted "as if he had won the lottery." As he describes in his book titled "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" ["Swan Song: Diana, My Sister"…
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Great Yorkshire RadioCharles was 'giddily elated' in phone call after Diana's death, Earl Spencer claims in book
The allegations were made in the book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which is being serialised in the Daily Mail - and is due to be published next week.
Charles Spencer says in excerpts from the book he wrote about his sister that the then-Prince Charles was "in a state of ecstasy" immediately after Diana's death.
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