The Palace responds to claims by Earl Spencer, Diana, Princess of Wales’s brother, that King Charles said the family would “forget her soon enough” days after Diana’s fatal car crash in Paris.
The assertions are presented by Spencer in a memoir that is being serialised by the Daily Mail, and multiple outlets report that the Palace disputes the characterization of the King’s comments. The focus of the dispute is the timing and meaning of the alleged remarks, made in the immediate aftermath of Diana’s death.
Different outlets frame the story primarily around the Palace’s rebuttal of Spencer’s account, rather than confirming the statement itself. Reports refer to the “bombshell” nature of the allegation and note that it comes from Spencer’s writing, which is not newly corroborated in the coverage provided. The Palace’s position is therefore central to the current reporting, with the underlying claim attributed to Spencer’s memoir.
