Palace responds to Diana’s brother’s accusations against King Charles — Deutsche Welle
In the United Kingdom, Buckingham Palace has responded to claims by Earl Charles Spencer, the brother of the late Princess Diana, about King Charles III’s alleged harsh treatment after her death in a 1997 car crash. Spencer set out these accusations in his new book, “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,” excerpts of which were published by the Daily Mail, Deutsche Welle reports.
Charles Spencer’s claims
According to Spencer, a few days after Diana’s death, he had a telephone conversation with Charles, during which the latter allegedly said that she would soon be forgotten. The earl also claims that Charles became angry after he objected to Princes William and Harry taking part in their mother’s funeral procession.
The funeral procession took place on September 6, 1997. William was 15 at the time, while Harry was 12. In the book, Spencer writes that he saw the words of his former brother-in-law as an expression of his accumulated contempt for Diana and resentment over the scale of public grief following her death. The full version of the book is due to be released next week.
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Buckingham Palace’s position
A palace representative said that it does not usually comment on books. At the same time, he noted that the pain of losing a sister can cloud the mind, affect judgment, and color memories even many years after a tragedy.
At the time of Diana’s death, she and Charles had already gone through a contentious separation, while relations between Charles Spencer and the future king were extremely strained. After the princess’s death, the British monarchy was criticized for an insufficient public response in the first days after the tragedy.
Meeting with AI industry representatives
The dispute emerged ahead of an event at Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, where King Charles III is to meet representatives of Nvidia, Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic. He is expected to urge participants to ensure that technological development remains in the service of humanity, communities, and nature.
