Princess Diana's brother makes explosive claims on royals in new memoir
Here are some of the key revelations from Charles Earl Spencer's highly anticipated memoir "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister." It has already provoked Buckingham Palace to react.
Charles Spencer, the brother of Princess Diana, has written a memoir called "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" that makes several claims about the royal family. According to the book, Charles, now King Charles, was "giddily elated" after Princess Diana's death in 1997. In a phone call with Spencer, Charles allegedly said "Rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough."
The book has been published by Penguin and translated into 12 languages. Charles Spencer said he wrote it to "speak on Diana's behalf" and correct "untruths that have become accepted over time." Buckingham Palace has responded to the claims, stating that "the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory."
The memoir has sparked significant attention, with extracts being serialised in the British tabloid the Daily Mail. Charles Spencer, 62, is a godson to Queen Elizabeth and was born into a British aristocratic family with close links to the royal family.
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