Anti-monarchy group reacts to King Charles bombshell response to Princess Diana's brother claims
Charles Spencer alleges in a soon-to-be-published memoir that the then-Prince Charles told him "rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough"
Anti-monarchy group chief Graham Smith has reacted to King Charles strong response to criticism by the brother of his late first wife Princess Diana Charles Spencer, saying via a spokesperson that grief could impact reason, judgment and memory.
The assertions, made in a soon-to-be published book, relate to the now-monarch's conduct in the days after Diana's death in 1997.
Diana was killed at the age of 36 when the car crashed in Paris as it sped away from chasing paparazzi photographers on motorbikes.
TheReuters quoted the Daily Mail as reporting Charles Spencer alleges in a soon-to-be-published memoir that the then-Prince Charles told him "rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough."
The reported comments were made in an argument over whether Diana and Charles' children, Prince William and Harry, should walk behind her coffin during her funeral — something Spencer objected to, the report said.
Diana became the most photographed woman in the world after marrying Charles in a glittering ceremony in 1981. However, the marriage turned sour and the couple eventually divorced in 1996.
Royal expert Roya Nikkhah took to X, formerly Twitter handle and also tweeted, “NEW - Buckingham Palace has issued this response to claims by Earl Spencer cspencerbooks_ in his new book about his sister that following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the then Prince Charles told Spencer “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough.”
Commenting on it, Graham Smith said, “It also suggests there’s truth in what’s been claimed.”
