Buckingham Palace has strongly challenged a claim made by Earl Spencer in a new book about Charles’s reaction following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
The claim comes from the late Princess of Wales’s brother, who says Charles “sounded giddily elated” after Diana died. The allegation has drawn a firm response from Buckingham Palace, which has pushed back strongly against the account.
The material supplied identifies the claim as appearing in a new book by Earl Spencer. No further details from the book, including the wider context of the passage or any additional claims, have been provided.
Diana, Princess of Wales, remains one of the most closely scrutinised figures in modern royal history, and accounts relating to the period around her death continue to attract significant public attention. The new claim is likely to be examined in that context, particularly because it concerns a private reaction attributed to Charles at a highly sensitive moment.
Buckingham Palace’s response makes clear that it disputes the allegation. On the basis of the available information, the latest position is that Earl Spencer has made the claim in his book and the Palace has strongly pushed back against it.
