Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough', Earl Spencer claims in book
Buckingham Palace has pushed back against the claim, saying grief can "colour memory" of events.
Earl Spencer, Diana's brother, claims in his forthcoming memoir that King Charles said they would "soon enough" forget Princess Diana after her death in 1997. This remark came after Earl Spencer objected to Prince William and Prince Harry, then 15 and 12, having to walk in Diana's funeral procession. Earl Spencer alleges that Prince Charles questioned the Spencer family's sense of duty and unleashed contempt for Diana, saying "we'll forget her soon enough."
Buckingham Palace has not commented on Earl Spencer's claims. The memoir, titled "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," is expected to be highly critical of the Royal Family. Diana's death in a car crash in 1997 created a volatile atmosphere, with the royals accused of failing to show empathy and appearing out of touch with the public. Prince Harry, in a 2017 interview, said walking behind his mother's coffin at such a young age was something no child should be asked to do.
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