Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough', Earl Spencer claims in book
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Key Points:
- Earl Spencer, brother of Princess Diana, alleges in his upcoming memoir that King Charles said "we'll forget her soon enough" shortly after Diana's death, expressing anger when Spencer objected to Princes William and Harry walking in her funeral procession.
- The memoir, titled "Diana, My Sister," is expected to be highly critical of the Royal Family and is due for publication next week; the BBC has not reviewed the full book.
- A royal spokesperson responded by suggesting that grief can affect memory and judgment, implying caution in accepting Spencer's account.
- The death of Diana in 1997 led to public criticism of the Royal Family for perceived lack of empathy, with Prince Harry later reflecting on the traumatic experience of walking behind his mother's coffin at age 12.
- Copies of Earl Spencer's unreleased book were reportedly stolen from a truck in the Netherlands just before its publication.
