Earl Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, alleges in a forthcoming book that then-Prince Charles sounded “giddily elated” during a phone call after Diana died. Spencer says he was contacted after the fatal car crash and that Charles’s tone was markedly different from other calls he received.
Multiple outlets report on new excerpts from Spencer’s book, presenting his description of Charles’s reaction. The accounts focus on Spencer’s claim about the manner in which Charles sounded on the call rather than on any independent confirmation of Charles’s state of mind. Coverage varies mainly in the colorful way outlets characterize Spencer’s comparison—some liken Charles’s voice to being “like a lottery winner”—but they all attribute the description to the Earl Spencer’s upcoming work.
Overall, the reports describe a dispute about the details of Charles’s alleged reaction to Diana’s death, as recounted by Spencer in the context of promoting excerpts from his book.
