Charles Spencer has stayed remarkably quiet about the circumstances surrounding Princess Diana’s death for nearly three decades. That silence just broke. In a new interview with People, Diana’s brother said he has never believed the conspiracy theories about her fatal 1997 car crash in Paris, calling it a tragic coincidence and arguing that a planned assassination of someone with Diana’s global profile would never have played out that way.
The timing lines up with his upcoming memoir,“Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,”which hits shelves Tuesday. The book reportedly claims King Charles reacted with“giddy elation”upon learning of Diana’s death and said she would be forgotten. Buckingham Palace denied the characterization, with a spokesperson saying grief can cloud reason and color memory. Spencer stood by his account and said his relationship with Charles is essentially nonexistent, describing him now simply as an ex-brother-in-law.
This latest chapter in Diana’s story raises familiar questions about loyalty, memory, and how the royals handle their own history. Nearly 30 years later, the public fascination with Diana has not faded, and her brother just gave everyone a whole new round of things to debate.
Do you believe Spencer’s account, or do you think the palace has a point about grief and memory? Let us know in the comments.
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