King Charles Responds to Explosive Claim Made by Princess Diana’s Brother

Hannah MalachWed, September 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM UTC

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Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, is releasing a new book entitled Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.

In the book, he made an explosive claim about a conversation he had with then-Prince Charles following Diana’s death.

King Charles has since refuted Spencer’s allegation.

King Charles is responding to claims made by Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, in his new book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister. In a rare statement, the king addressed Spencer’s allegation about a certain phone conversation they had regarding his sister following her death in August 1997.

In the book, Spencer recounts a call with then-Prince Charles, which eventually became heated. “Charles continued his stream of anger, without me interrupting,” Spencer writes. “Then he stopped.”

Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Charles Spencer, Prince William, and Prince Philip at Princess Diana’s funeral.Credit: Getty

“I assumed the pause signaled an effort to bring himself under control, but then he unleashed down the phone what I have always taken to be his pent-up contempt for Diana, and his horror that the world was so bowled over by her death,” Spencer continues.

Charles then allegedly said to Spencer, “Rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough!”

On September 16, a statement from Buckingham Palace (per People) refuted Spencer’s assertions. “While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory in ways others do not recognize, even many years after such a loss,” it reads.

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Prince Philip, Prince William, Charles Spencer, Prince Harry, and King Charles at Princess Diana’s funeral.Credit: Getty

In the biography, Spencer explains that their argument initially had to do with Prince William and Prince Harry—who were 15 and 12 at the time, respectively—and whether or not they should walk behind Diana’s coffin at her funeral.

In 2017, the brothers told the BBC that it was a “group decision” for them to join the procession. “It wasn’t an easy decision, and it was a collective family decision to do that,” William shared.

Princess Diana in 1989.Credit: Getty

Harry also wrote about Diana’s funeral in his 2023 memoir Spare, writing that “several adults were aghast,” including Spencer, who “raised hell.”

“You can’t make these boys walk behind their mother’s coffin! It’s barbaric,” he reportedly said.

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