Charles Spencer
ON THE RECORD · 14 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“Is he furious or is he embarrassed?”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-28
Spencer stood by his account in an interview with the BBC and questioned whether the king was furious or embarrassed.
“sounded giddily elated — like a lottery winner.”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-28
In his book, Spencer alleged that after Diana's death, Charles sounded giddily elated like a lottery winner.
“once and for all, rather than having the discomfort of again reading the opinions of others, many of which are based on untruths.”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-28
Spencer said he wanted to write down his own thoughts and memories about Diana once and for all rather than reading others' opinions based on untruths.
“I can’t believe you just said that,”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Spencer said he was stunned after Charles' remark about forgetting Diana and responded before hanging up.
“giddily elated – like a lottery winner,”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-26
Spencer recalled thinking that then-Prince Charles sounded giddily elated on the morning Diana died.
“I don’t like to talk about what I’ve been speaking about to William and Harry, but this will not be a surprise to them, I will tell you that. These words will not be a surprise to them,”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20
Spencer appeared to indicate that Princes William and Harry were aware of his allegation before the memoir was published.
“I have a duty, as an eyewitness to history, in the final season of my life,”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20
Spencer told the BBC he had a duty as an eyewitness to history to record true things in his memoir.
“I wanted to just put things down that were true.”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20
Spencer told the BBC he wanted to put down things that were true in his memoir.
“This is not a threat, it’s a fact: I know lots of things about the king which I chose not to include in the book, because they were not relevant. I’m a historian. ... I wanted to give the context.”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20
Spencer told the BBC he knew many things about the king that he chose not to include in the book because they were not relevant.
“I suspect the prince’s first reaction must have been to think more of how this event might free him to marry the woman he loved, rather than appreciating the loss of one he did not.”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20
In excerpts from his book published by the Daily Mail, Spencer writes about Charles's reaction immediately after Diana's death.
“It is not every day you wake up to find you’ve been gaslit by the king.”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20
Spencer said this in an interview with Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper after the palace responded to his memoir claims.
“because it was so monstrous.”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20
Spencer told the BBC he had told close friends and family at the time about what Charles had said because it was so monstrous.
“It was astonishingly provocative and below the belt because it was essentially trying to say I’d lied without the king being able to deny what I’d said,”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20
Spencer added this in his Mail on Sunday interview about the palace's statement.
“There’s this perception in the media that I’m on Harry’s side. Well, I’m on my deceased sister’s sons’ side, both of them, and if either of them wanted anything, then I’d be equally there for them. I never get involved in one camp or the other, except as a benign figure, I hope.”
Charles Spencer · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-20
Spencer discussed his relationship with Prince Harry and clarified he supports both of Diana's sons equally.