Diana book sparks royal row between King Charles and Earl Spencer - The Latest

戴安娜书籍引发查尔斯国王与斯宾塞伯爵之间的皇家纷争 - 最新消息

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2026-09-18

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Buckingham Palace has issued a rare, and strong, rebuttal to claims made in Earl Spencer’s memoir Swan Song. The book claims that King Charles told Spencer days after Diana’s death and during a heated row over funeral arrangements: ‘Rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough.’ Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior national news editor, Aaron Sharp. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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