King Charles responds to claims made by Diana’s brother in new book
Spencer alleges that he and the then-Prince Charles disagreed over palace plans for Prince William and Prince Harry to walk behind their mother's coffin during her funeral.
Princess Diana's younger brother, Charles Spencer, has disputed claims made in a new book that King Charles III suggested she would soon be forgotten after her 1997 death. In the book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, Spencer alleges that he and then-Prince Charles disagreed over whether Prince William and Prince Harry should walk behind their mother's coffin during her funeral.
Spencer claims that Charles told him, "rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough," and accused him of having "contempt" for Diana's children. Buckingham Palace denied the allegations in a strongly worded statement, citing the pain of fraternal grief and its potential to affect judgment and memory. The tension between the royal family and Diana's aristocratic relatives has been a long-standing issue, often dramatized in films like The Queen and the Netflix series The Crown.
Diana, known as the "People's Princess," was posthumously recognized for her common touch, a quality that broke centuries of strict royal protocol.
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