Buckingham Palace denies Earl Spencer's claims about King Charles after Diana's death
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Neutral summary
Buckingham Palace has forcefully denied claims in a new memoir by Earl Charles Spencer, Princess Diana's brother, that King Charles III said she would be forgotten “soon enough” after her 1997 death. In “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,” due for release on September 22, Spencer also alleges the King sounded “giddily elated” in a phone call shortly after Diana's fatal car crash. Earlier, several copies of the book were stolen from a lorry in the Netherlands, a theft a source described as “extremely suspicious”.
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Publication timeline
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Earl Spencer's bombshell new book is stolen: Several copies of Earl's explosive book about his sister Diana - and how King reacted to her death - are taken in raid on a Dutch lorry. The memoir - Swan Song: Diana, My Sis…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Earl Charles Spencer's new book on Princess Diana stolen in Dutch lorry raid. Multiple copies of Earl Charles Spencer's highly anticipated memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, have been stolen in a lorry robbery in the…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Charles Spencer’s Princess Diana memoir stolen from lorry. The Earl’s book is set to reveal new details about Diana’s marriage and the week leading up to her death
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Copies of Earl Spencer's bombshell new book on Princess Diana stolen in Dutch lorry raid. A source reportedly said the theft of several copies of Charles Spencer's new memoir about his sister Princess Diana was 'extreme…
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BFMTV (outlet profile)
Des exemplaires du livre "Diana ma sœur", de Charles Spencer, volés aux Pays-Bas avant sa publication. Le livre de Charles Spencer sur sa sœur la princesse Diana, doit paraître le 22 septembre prochain.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
New Princess Diana book by her brother stolen in Netherlands before release
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Corriere della Sera (outlet profile)
Rubate nella notte quattro copie del libro sulla principessa Diana (scritto dal fratello). Prima dell'uscita in libreria. Le copie sarebbero state sottratte nottetempo in Olanda, indaga la polizia. L'attesa per il memoi…
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Пятый канал (outlet profile)
Королевская семья боится правды? Украли новые мемуары о принцессе Диане. Брат леди Ди обещал рассказать сенсационную информацию о ее браке на страницах книги.
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La Repubblica (outlet profile)
Lady Diana, rubate le copie del libro di memorie del fratello. Erano in un furgone in Olanda, destinate alla distribuzione per l’uscita mondiale. Charles Spencer, aveva annunciato nuovi particolari sulla morte della pri…
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Аргументы и факты (outlet profile)
Мемуары о принцессе Диане украли за неделю до выхода в тираж. Мемуары о жизни принцессы Дианы похитили за неделю до выхода.
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Charles told Earl Spencer 'rest assured, we'll forget Diana soon enough' in incendiary phone call days after her death, claims devastating memoir. In allegations that will send shockwaves through the Royal Family , Char…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
King Charles told Diana's brother 'we will forget her soon enough' in explosive row, book claims. The new claims come in a book by Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer, who has lifted the lid on a row over the late Pri…
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New York Post (outlet profile)
King Charles vowed Princess Diana would be forgotten ‘soon enough’ after death in fiery fight with her brother: memoir. The late Princess of Wales' brother, Earl Spencer, shed light on the alleged fight in his forthcomi…
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Sky News (outlet profile)
Charles was 'giddily elated' in phone call after Diana's death, her brother claims in book. Earl Spencer has claimed Charles was "giddily elated" during a phone call after Diana's death, as new excerpts are released fro…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Buckingham Palace hits back at Earl Spencer's claims with warning grief can 'cloud reason' and 'colour memory'. A Buckingham Palace spokesman has hit out at Earl Charles Spencer's new book about Princess Diana, in which…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Charles said Diana would be forgotten ‘soon enough’ after her death, book claims. The claims were made in a memoir of Diana’s brother Earl Spencer which is being serialised in the Daily Mail.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Charles said Diana would be forgotten ‘soon enough’ after her death, book claims
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Kurir (outlet profile)
Brat princeze Dajane izneo šokantne detalje o njenoj sahrani: Odmah se oglasila Bakingemska palata!
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New York Post (outlet profile)
Prince Harry knew about bombshells in Princess Di’s brother’s new book: sources. "It didn't come as a shock," said one source in-the-know of Earl Spencer's memoir.
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Sky News (outlet profile)
Buckingham Palace hits back over claims made in Earl Spencer book. Buckingham Palace has hit back at claims made in an upcoming book written by Diana's brother Earl Spencer.
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Sydney Morning Herald (outlet profile)
‘We’ll forget her soon enough’: Diana’s brother makes explosive claim about Charles. King Charles took the rare step of rebutting an allegation – made in a new book about Diana – that he said people would forget his fir…
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New York Post (outlet profile)
King Charles issues blistering statement in response to Charles Spencer’s book claims on Princess Diana’s death. Spencer's book, “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,” will hit the shelves on Tuesday.
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
Фрагменты книги брата принцессы Дианы вызвали недовольство в Букингемском дворце. Граф Чарльз Спенсер написал, что принц Уэльский Чарльз, ныне король Великобритании Карл III, спустя несколько дней после смерти своей быв…
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La Vanguardia (outlet profile)
Carlos III, sobre adelanto del libro del hermano de Diana: “El duelo puede nublar la razón”. Spencer asegura que durante una acalorada llamada telefónica con su excuñado después de la muerte de Diana, el entonces prínci…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
King Charles said Diana would be forgotten ‘soon enough’ after death, Earl Spencer claims. The bombshell claims came in a new memoir by Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer, the Daily Mail reported
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Buckingham Palace responds to claims made in new Earl Spencer memoir
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Politika (outlet profile)
Дајанин брат: Чарлс је након смрти рекао –„Убрзо ћемо је заборавити”. Чарлс Спенсер открио је у својим мемоарима да је краљ Чарлс Трећи, само неколико дана након њене смрти, рекао: „Убрзо ћемо је заборавити”
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Palace responds to Earl Spencer bombshell claims King said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough'. Earl Spencer alleges that Charles said of Diana: ‘We’ll forget her soon enough’ just days after her fatal car crash in P…
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ABC News (outlet profile)
Palace responds to claim about King Charles after Princess Diana's death. Buckingham Palace issues rare response to allegation involving King Charles after Diana's death.
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Telegraf (outlet profile)
NOVI POTRES NA BRITANSKOM DVORU Brat princeze Dajane teško optužio kralja Čarlsa: "Ubrzo će biti zaboravljena". Brat pokojne britanske princeze Dajane, Čarls Spenser otkrio je u svojim memoarima da je kralj Čarls Treći,…
Factual core
- Charles Spencer wrote that Prince Charles, now King Charles III, said a few days after Diana's death that she would be forgotten soon.
- A book accuses King Charles of making insensitive remarks after the death of Princess Diana.
- Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, published a new book with serious accusations against King Charles III.
- Buckingham Palace issued a response to the claims made by Charles Spencer in his book
- Buckingham Palace's response was a rebuttal or criticism of the book's claims.
- Earl Spencer claims Charles was 'giddily elated' after Diana's death.
- The book in question contains claims about Princess Diana.
In the daily issue: The day in brief — September 17, 2026