Buckingham Palace has issued a rare, and strong, rebuttal to claims made in Earl Spencer’s memoir Swan Song. The book claims that Charles told Spencer days after Diana’s death and during a heated row over funeral arrangements: ‘Rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough.’
Palace response to memoir
The palace’s statement directly challenges the account presented in the memoir, marking an unusual public intervention in a matter involving the royal family. The rebuttal comes in response to the book’s portrayal of a conversation between King Charles and Earl Spencer.
Context of the alleged remark
According to the memoir, the alleged comment was made shortly after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, amid a dispute over funeral arrangements. The claim has reignited attention on the relationship between the royal family and Spencer, who is Diana’s brother.
The Guardian’s senior national news editor, Aaron Sharp, discussed the developments with Lucy Hough, providing insight into the significance of the palace’s unusually direct response.
