Charles Spencer is not holding back. In excerpts from his upcoming memoir“Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,”Diana’s brother claims that Prince Harry, just twelve years old at the time, was left without proper emotional care after their mother’s funeral in 1997. Spencer describes being alarmed by the“lack of obvious care”for Harry on the train from London to Althorp, saying his nephew looked“tiny, and slight, and bereft”during the procession.
The memoir also alleges that King Charles, then Prince Charles, said“Rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough!”just days after Diana’s death. Buckingham Palace pushed back on that claim, suggesting grief can cloud reason and distort memory. But Spencer isn’t backing down. In a BBC interview, he insisted he was simply telling the truth about what he witnessed.
The story has reignited a massive debate about how the royal family handled Diana’s death and the lasting impact it had on Harry. Some see Spencer as a protective uncle finally speaking out. Others think he’s monetizing a family tragedy decades later. Either way, the conversation isn’t ending anytime soon.
What do you think? Is Spencer telling the truth, or is this another case of memory and grief colliding?
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