A newly released excerpt from an upcoming memoir reveals the late Princess Diana’s brother alleging that Buckingham Palace officials were privately relieved by her death, based on their reactions at the time. The brother describes a phone call from King Charles shortly after her death, during which he reportedly expressed an unusually joyful reaction. He also claims palace officials feared public backlash if the then Prince Charles had walked behind Diana’s coffin, leading them to insist on the presence of her sons and brother instead. The revelations offer a stark contrast to the public mourning that followed her tragic passing.
In latest extracts from upcoming memoir, Diana’s brother suggests some in Buckingham Palace were ‘relieved’ at her deathThe brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, has claimed in published extracts of his new memoir that King Charles sounded “giddily elated – like a lottery winner” in a phone call to him immediately after her death.Earl Spencer also says he believed Buckingham Palace wanted William and Harry and himself to walk behind Diana’s coffin because the then Prince Charles was “adamant” he was going to walk and palace officials feared “members of the public might shout abuse at him”. Continue reading...
