Charles Spencer stands firm on his King Charles, Princess Diana claim

Charles Spencer stood firm on his Diana claim.

As Princess Diana’s brother previously made a claim in his new book, Swan Song Diana My Sister, that King Charles told him just after the beloved princess’ death that "we'll forget her soon enough."

Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace issued a statement in response on September 16 that the monarch was "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."

Now, on September 18, in an exclusive interview with the BBC, Spencer reaffirmed his claims, stating, "I can tell you here and now, those are exactly the words he said."

Speaking about the Palace's statement, he said, "Well, is he furious? Is he furious or is he embarrassed?"

Adding, "I've only ever had two calls on the line with Prince Charles at any stage of my life.

"I was hyper alert to what he was saying and those are precisely the words that he said and I promise that to you now. Genuinely, that is what he said. I don't hear him saying he didn't say that," Spencer added further.

Spencer revealed that he had also shared this with his family and friends "because it was so monstrous."

Further addressing Palace’s response said that "I'm telling the truth."

"They've sort of smudged that one, haven't they? They've said that recollections may vary," he also noted.

Recalling their conversation, Spencer said that King Charles "went ballistic" and pointed a finger at his family’s sense of duty. "And then he stopped and I thought, oh now, now he's gonna pull himself together and say something more appropriate," the aristocrat added. "And then, he said, 'we'll forget her soon enough'."

"I just, after a stunned silence, I said, I cannot believe you just said that. And I hung up on him," he further recalled.

It is pertinent to mention here that Charles Spencer’s book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister is set to be published on September 22, 2026.