{"id":2663473,"date":"2026-09-17T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buckingham-palace-issues-highly-unusual-statement-in-response-to-new-allegations-from-princess-dianas-family\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T16:13:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:13:01","slug":"buckingham-palace-issues-highly-unusual-statement-in-response-to-new-allegations-from-princess-dianas-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buckingham-palace-issues-highly-unusual-statement-in-response-to-new-allegations-from-princess-dianas-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckingham Palace Issues &#8216;Highly Unusual&#8217; Statement in Response to New Allegations from Princess Diana&#8217;s Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbuckingham-palace-issues-highly-unusual-statement-in-response-to-new-allegations-from-princess-dianas-family%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2663473&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A statement from Buckingham palace contested claims made by Earl Spencer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, regarding King charles&#8217;s attitude after Diana&#8217;s death. Earl Spencer&#8217;s book describes a painful scene shortly after Diana&#8217;s 1997 death, where he allegedly argued with Charles over funeral arrangements for her sons. Spencer claimed Charles expressed contempt for Diana and was elated by her passing, supposedly saying, \u201cRest assured, we\u2019ll forget her soon enough.\u201d The palace responded by stating that not all memories in the book are factual and suggested that grief can distort perceptions. Former royal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meghan-markle-bullied-royal-aides-complaint-was-filed-report-says\/\" title=\"Meghan Markle Bullied Royal Aides, Complaint Was Filed, Report Says\">communications secretary<\/a> Julian Payne and Majesty magazine&#8217;s editor Ingrid Seward both questioned the authenticity and tone of Charles&#8217;s attributed remarks. The book also recounts Charles&#8217;s reaction to his own funeral attendance and his behaviour in the days following Diana&#8217;s death, which has sparked widespread debate and controversy over the royal family\u2019s handling of the tragedy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Buckingham Palace statement is pushing back against a claim from the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, that King Charles spoke disdainfully about his ex-wife immediately after her death.<\/p>\n<p>In a new book, Charles Spencer wrote about the days after his sister was killed in a 1997 car crash at the age of 36, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/princess-diana-brother-book-king-charles-5fb4e6b16b0903f2e33e34b5169da47f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the book, Spencer \u2014 who is often referred to by his title, Earl Spencer \u2014 said he argued with Charles over plans to have her sons, Prince William, then 15, and Prince Harry, then 12, walk behind her coffin, saying she would not have wanted that.<\/p>\n<p>The book says Charles told him, \u201cRest assured, we\u2019ll forget her soon enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spencer said Charles had \u201ccontempt\u201d for Diana and sounded \u00a0\u201celated\u201d after she died.<\/p>\n<p>Buckingham Palace said not all recollections are facts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile 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,\u201d it said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cmvgyp871j03o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Julian Payne, the monarch\u2019s former communications secretary, said the comments attributed to Charles were \u201cjust not language that I recognize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the \u201chighly unusual\u201d statement demonstrated the \u201cstrength of feeling that there must have been for them to feel that they needed to go out there and correct it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, described the wording of the statement as \u201cvery strong,\u201d according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t think of another occasion \u2026 in the recent history of royal communications which has been as stark as this one,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\/news\/international\/ap-international\/ap-buckingham-palace-hits-back-at-claims-in-a-book-by-princess-dianas-brother\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s obviously been said with a great deal of feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charles and Diana, who married in a lavish, storybook ceremony in 1981, separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>According to an excerpt from the book in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-16136479\/Charles-told-Earl-Spencer-forget-Diana-soon-enough.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>, Charles supposedly \u201cwent nuts\u201d after being told that although he walked in his uncle\u2019s funeral, as he wanted his sons to do for their mother, he had been 30 at the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WORLD EXCLUSIVE<\/p>\n<p>\u2018On the night Diana died Charles sounded giddily elated\u2026 like a lottery winner\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Read the book so raw and revealing it has started a war of words with the King. In searing detail, Princess Diana\u2019s brother Earl Spencer recalls Charles\u2019s behaviour in the hours and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DWDfIHEYO1\">pic.twitter.com\/DWDfIHEYO1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Mail (@DailyMail) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyMail\/status\/2100617571846455699?\">September 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrince Charles continued his stream of anger, without me interrupting. Then he stopped. I assumed the pause signalled 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,\u201d the excerpt said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Rest assured,\u2019 he hissed, \u2018we\u2019ll forget her soon enough!\u2019\u201d the excerpt said.<\/p>\n<p>In the book, Spencer said he was \u201cso stunned\u201d that he did not reply immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u201cI can\u2019t believe you just said that,\u2019 I said flatly, before hanging up,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-of-appeals-in-swing-states-drop-major-ruling-hurting-kamala-harris-chances-against-trump\/\" title=\"Court of Appeals in Swing States Drop Major Ruling, Hurting Kamala Harris&#039; Chances Against Trump\">highly engaged readers<\/a>, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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