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Earl Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, reaffirms his claim that King Charles made a call shortly after Diana's death in 1997, where Charles allegedly said they would "forget her soon enough." In an interview with BBC and excerpts from his upcoming memoir, Spencer describes the contentious phone conversation and notes that Buckingham Palace has responded by suggesting Spencer’s judgment was clouded due to grief. Spencer questions whether Charles is furious or embarrassed about the incident as he prepares to release details in his book criticizing the royal family.

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"And then he stopped and I thought, oh now, now he's gonna pull himself together and say something more appropriate," Spencer recalled. "And then, he said, 'we'll forget her soon enough." "Stunned into a momentary silence," Spencer claimed he responded flatly, "I cannot believe you just said that," before hanging up.

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🔮 What was Earl Spencer's claim In excerpts of his upcoming memoir, "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," Earl Spencer claims the-then Prince of Wales made a startling remark during a heated argument over whether their sons, Princes William and Harry, should join their mother's funeral procession.

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Earl Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, has doubled down on his claim regarding an alleged phone call with her ex-husband, King Charles, shortly after her death in 1997. uncertain

Spencer → double → 1997

"I can tell you here and now, those are exactly the words he (Charles) said. asserted

he → tell → you

I was hyper alert to what he was saying," Spencer told BBC in an exclusive interview. asserted

Spencer → say → interview

He was responding to Buckingham Palace's statement that the King was "mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgement and colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss. asserted

others → respond → loss

the 62-year-old, who shares his first name with Charles, added. asserted

who → share → Charles

Spencer further stated that he and the King have only ever had two calls. asserted

he → state → calls

Buckingham Palace declined to give a response to his fresh comments. asserted

Palace → decline → comments

What was Earl Spencer's claim In excerpts of his upcoming memoir, "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," Earl Spencer claims the-then Prince of Wales made a startling remark during a heated argument over whether their sons, Princes William and Harry, should join their mother's funeral procession. uncertain

sons → claim → procession

According to Spencer, the exchange occurred after he insisted his late sister would not have wanted her young sons to walk behind her coffin. uncertain

sons → accord → coffin

In a subsequent BBC interview detailing the confrontation, he recalled that the future King "went ballistic" and "ranted for a while," accusing Diana's family of lacking a proper sense of duty. asserted

King → detail → duty

you → stop → that

The forthcoming book—expected to offer a sharp critique of the Royal Family—also detailed earlier conversations between the two men following Diana's fatal car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. asserted

book → expect → August

Charles and Diana were married in July 1981. asserted

Charles → marry → July

They announced their formal separation in December 1992 and their divorce was finalised in August 1996. asserted

divorce → announce → August

'Is he furious or embarrassed?' Diana's brother stands firm on King Charles claim

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