Palace says ‘grief can cloud reason’ in extraordinary response to Earl Spencer’s claim that Charles told him Diana would be ‘forgotten’ days after her death
Earl Spencer claims in a forthcoming memoir that Prince Charles told him Princess Diana would soon be forgotten, during an argument over whether William and Harry should walk in her funeral procession. Buckingham Palace responded unusually, suggesting that grief can affect judgement and memory, without directly confirming or denying the account.
According to the article, the alleged exchange occurred days after Diana’s death in 1997, when Spencer opposed involving her teenage sons in the public procession. Spencer says Charles compared the decision with his own participation in Lord Mountbatten’s funeral, while the memoir reportedly includes further claims about Diana’s marriage and its aftermath.
- Earl Spencer makes a damaging claim about Charles after Diana’s death.
- Palace says grief may have affected Spencer’s memory and judgement.
- Dispute centred on William and Harry’s funeral procession.