Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, made headlines this week after saying his sister would have been“happy”if she had never married King Charles III. He made the comment during a New York City interview with Tina Brown while promoting his new book,“Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.”Spencer’s argument is simple: growing up inside a royal family is far easier than marrying into one, and Diana’s experience proved it.
The book doesn’t stop there. Spencer claims King Charles sounded like a“lottery winner”when Diana died in 1997 and even said she would be forgotten. The palace responded by saying grief can cloud reason, affect judgment, and color memory, even years after a loss. Spencer, however, insists his account is accurate and stands by every claim.
Diana married Charles in 1981, they separated in 1992, divorced in 1996, and she died in a Paris car crash in 1997. Nearly thirty years later, her story still sparks debate about the monarchy, the media, and how she was treated. With Prince Harry’s upcoming Diana documentary reportedly in the works and Spencer possibly involved, this conversation is only getting louder. Do you think Diana would have been happier outside the royal family? Let us know in the comments.
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