Earl Spencer accuses King of gaslighting him and being 'astonishingly provocative'
Earl Spencer has accused King Charles of gaslighting him and being "astonishingly provocative" in the latest escalation of his row with the royals.
By Sky News
Earl Spencer has accused King Charles of “gaslighting” him and called the King’s response “astonishingly provocative” in an escalating row over claims in a new memoir. The dispute centres on allegations Spencer makes in Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which is being serialised and is due to be published next week.
In the book, Spencer says the then-Prince of Wales told him, during a discussion after Princess Diana’s death in 1997, that “we’ll forget her soon enough”. He has stood by those remarks in recent interviews, saying he is “telling the truth”.
Buckingham Palace has already responded to the claims, saying the pain of grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognise. Spencer criticised that response as an attempt to imply he had lied, while the King could not deny what was said.
The row relates to conversations about arrangements for Diana’s funeral, including whether Princes William and Harry should walk behind their mother’s cortege. No Cheshire location, council, police matter or local business is mentioned in the source report.