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One of the most scandalous parts of Charles Spencer’s new memoir about his sister, Princess Diana, is the idea that King Charles was somehow happy when she died—and that he told Spencer she would soon be forgotten. Aside from Spencer’s mistake over Piers Morgan, that’s really what readers have been focusing on. But what has King Charles said in response?
According to Us Weekly, “Everyone inside the palace is completely beside themselves that Diana’s brother would publish such lies.” The outlet also reported that Charles is “devastated” by what the book’s claims: “He doesn’t recognize the person Charles Spencer is portraying.”
In the book, Spencer wrote that after Diana’s death, “The phone rang constantly. Prince Charles caught me as I crossed the landing upstairs. Unlike my other callers, who were stunned, barely able to articulate their condolences and offers of help, he sounded giddily elated — like a lottery w...