Earl Charles Spencer has launched a new two-word attack at King Charles during a book event in New York, calling the Palace's statement on his behalf “very aggressive”.
The Earl, brother of the late Princess Diana, was promoting his new book “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister”, which was released last week and contains several claims about the King.
Claims in the book
Among the claims, the Earl said King Charles had remarked that people would “forget” about Diana soon after her death. He also alleged that the King, then Prince Charles, sounded like a “lottery winner” when Diana died in a 1997 Paris car crash.
Buckingham Palace responded to the accusations with a statement saying: “Fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory.”
New remarks at book event
Speaking to former magazine editor Tina Brown at the New York event on Tuesday, Earl Spencer said the King has not denied the claims, and accused the Palace of “gaslighting” with their statement.
Earl Spencer said: “[Charles] had the opportunity to not say anything or to deny it, and he did neither.”
The Times also reports that the Earl spoke at the event about the King having a “temper”.
No further response
The Palace has not released any more statements in response to the book. Prince William and Prince Harry have also not commented on their uncle’s book, which they were reportedly told about on the same day as the rest of the world.
It is believed Harry is “fine” about the book and its contents, although reports suggest William has been “furious” about it. Neither has made any public comment, despite being asked by the media at public engagements since then.
