The Times: King Carl reacts to his first wife's brother's accusations

King Charles III responded to the accusations contained in the memoirs of Count Charles Spencer, Princess Diana's younger brother. This writes The Times with reference to the statement of Buckingham Palace.

As already reported “Kommersant”, the memoirs of Count Spencer “Swan Song”. Diana, My Sister is due out on September 22nd. They are said to be full of "sensational" details about the princess' childhood, her marriage and death. In mid-September, excerpts from the book began to be published exclusively by the London Daily Mail. Some of the claims contained in the book, according to The Times, led to talk about a possible new crisis of the British monarchy.

In particular, the book cites the words that King Carl, then the heir to the throne, said to Earl Spencer after her death in 1997: “Do not doubt, we will soon forget about her.” The future king said this in the midst of a quarrel with the count, when, as he writes, the future king literally “went off the rails.”.

How seriously the royal family took the book's publication reflects the fact that Buckingham Palace issued a special statement about the book. “While we do not comment on published books in principle, His Majesty understands that the pain of losing a sister can darken the mind, affect the objectivity of judgment and distort memories ... even years after such a loss,” a palace spokesman said.

The marriage and divorce of Princess Diana and Prince Charles - through the eyes and words of journalists - in the material "Kommersant" "To become both a queen and a martyr.".

Andrei Kelekeev