North America · 19 September 2026 to 20 September 2026 · 3 headlines · CNN, BBC News
Earl Spencer's comments on royal media treatment
Charles Spencer, the ninth Earl Spencer and brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, published a book in September 2026 whose extracts reopened the events around her death. He claims that his then brother-in-law, now King Charles, responded with what he described as a stream of anger in a telephone call after Spencer argued that Diana would not have wanted William and Harry to walk in her funeral procession, and that Charles said "we'll forget her soon enough". Buckingham Palace firmly rejected that account; Spencer told the BBC he was telling the truth. British commentators divided between those questioning the purpose of raising it again and those saying he had put family before royal tradition.
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20 September 2026
- Harry and Meghan's media treatment echoes what happened to Diana, Earl Spencer tells BBC BBC News
- Key takeaways from BBC interview as Earl Spencer defends claims about King BBC News