Overview
- The Daily Mail on Wednesday published excerpts from Charles Spencer’s Swan Song: Diana, My Sister that quote him saying King Charles told Spencer “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough” after Diana’s 1997 death.
- Buckingham Palace issued a rare, strong response late Wednesday saying the King is “mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory,” and questioned Spencer’s recollection.
- Further extracts being serialised include Spencer’s claim that the then‑Prince sounded “giddily elated” when he rang after Diana’s death and that the dispute began over whether Princes William and Harry should walk behind their mother’s coffin.
- The memoir remains scheduled for publication on Sept. 22 and publishers and outlets are releasing pre‑publication passages, which has intensified media attention and family tension ahead of the release.
- The episode revives long‑running disputes over Diana’s funeral and the family’s handling of grief, and it could prompt renewed public scrutiny of royal communications, behaviour and the relationship between the Spencers and the palace.