Why Is Diana’s Brother Making Claims About The King Now?

为什么戴安娜的兄弟现在要对国王提出指控?

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2026-09-20

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Laura has interviewed Princess Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, who has defended his claims about a phone call with King Charles. He says the then-Prince of Wales said "we'll forget her soon enough" during an argument over whether Princes William and Harry should walk in Diana's funeral procession. The Palace released a statement questioning his version of events, saying “grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory.” So, what does the Earl Spencer say to that? And has this row become about integrity, and the right to tell Princess Diana’s story? Laura takes us behind the scenes of the interview. We will publish the full version at 16:00 on Sunday, as well as an analysis episode. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenters were Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Eleanor Harrison-Dengate. The social producer was Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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  • He went ballistic would be the right term and started

  • really going for my family as a whole about their sense of duty not being adequate enough and ranted for a while.

  • I have no idea how long, but it was a significant period and I just listened.

  • And then he stopped and I thought, oh, now, now he's going to pull himself together and say something more appropriate.

  • And then he said, we'll forget her soon enough.

  • The voice there of Charles Spencer, Earl Spencer, the brother of Princess Diana,

  • the former brother-in-law of Prince Charles at the time of the conversation he's talking about there.

  • Now, of course, the monarch on the throne.

  • And that was Charles Spencer recounting his memory.

  • Of a blistering argument with the king on the phone in the days after his sister's death.

  • I've spoken to him this week in the extraordinarily grand surroundings