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Buckingham Palace hits back at claims in a book by Princess Diana’s brother

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Buckingham Palace hits back at claims in a book by Princess Diana’s brother. (2026, September 17). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/buckingham-palace-reaction-princess-diana-brother-book-9.7347707?cmp=rss

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Buckingham Palace has issued a strong rebuttal to claims made by Princess Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, in his upcoming book “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.” In the book, Spencer recounts an argument with Prince Charles (now King Charles) shortly after Diana's death in 1997, where he alleges that Charles said, "rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough." Buckingham Palace denied these claims and emphasized that intense grief can distort memory. The palace’s statement reflects ongoing tensions between Diana’s family and the royal household regarding how she was remembered posthumously.
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Buckingham Palace Paris The Daily Mail the Royal Family

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Diana PERSON · 11× Charles PERSON · 5× Spencer PERSON · 5× Buckingham Palace ORG · 3× the Royal Family ORG · 3× Charles Spencer PERSON · 2× Paris GPE · 2× Earl Spencer PERSON · 1× Harry PERSON · 1× William PERSON · 1×

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"While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognize, even many years after such a loss," it said.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
🔮 Buckingham Palace has forcefully denied a claim by the brother of the late Princess Diana that King Charles said she would soon be forgotten after her death.

Claims (17 extracted, 3 hedged)

Buckingham Palace hits back at claims in a book by Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer recounts traumatic days after Diana was killed in a Paris car crash in 1997 uncertain
Diana → hit → 1997
Buckingham Palace has forcefully denied a claim by the brother of the late Princess Diana that King Charles said she would soon be forgotten after her death. uncertain
she → deny → death
In a new book, Charles Spencer recounts the traumatic days after Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 at the age of 36. asserted
Diana → recount → 36
He alleges that he argued with the then-Prince Charles, Diana’s estranged husband, over palace plans for Prince William and Prince Harry to walk behind her coffin during the funeral procession. asserted
William → allege → procession
Spencer says he told Charles that Diana would not have wanted her sons, then 15 and 12, to undergo the ordeal. asserted
sons → say → ordeal
He claims Charles told him: "rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough." uncertain
we → claim → her
He accuses Charles of having "contempt" for his ex-wife. asserted
He → accuse → wife
The Daily Mail is publishing extracts from Spencer's book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which is due to be published next week. asserted
which → publish → book
Buckingham Palace responded late Wednesday with an extremely strong statement by the measured standards of the royal household. asserted
Palace → respond → household
"While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognize, even many years after such a loss," it said. asserted
it → comment → loss
Tensions between the palace and Diana's aristocratic Spencer relatives after her death have been much discussed and were dramatized in the film The Queen and the TV series The Crown. asserted
Tensions → dramatize → film
Many felt the palace was slow to acknowledge the global outpouring of grief over Diana's death, which forced the royals to recognize that her common touch had allowed her to connect with people in ways that eluded the rest of the Royal Family. asserted
that → feel → Family
Prince Charles, then 32, married 20-year-old Lady Diana Spencer in a lavish ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral in 1981. asserted
Charles → marry → 1981
The couple separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996. asserted
couple → separate → 1996
Diana's younger brother, Charles Spencer — the 9th Earl Spencer — has long clashed with the Royal Family over their treatment of his sister. asserted
brother → clash → sister
In a searing eulogy at Diana's funeral, Spencer vowed that Diana's "blood family" would carry on her "imaginative and loving" legacy in raising her two sons. asserted
family → sear → sons
The speech was widely considered a swipe at the Royal Family. asserted
speech → consider → Family
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