Earl Spencer Diana book and royal family response
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Opinion: Prince William angry at Prince Harry over Diana anniversary
William was 15 and Harry was 12 when Diana died.
Piers Morgan said Prince William is 'absolutely incandescent with anger' about Prince Harry's public criticisms of the royal family.
Several royal experts told Fox News Digital that the brothers have not been on speaking terms since 2022.
Prince William and Kate Middleton's secret nicknames and palace WhatsApp habits revealed
Prince Harry's WhatsApp nickname used by staff was 'Baz'.
Ian Pelham Turner said King Charles and Queen Camilla call themselves 'Fred and Gladys'.
Fordwich said King Charles was heard referring to Camilla as 'Mehbooba', the Urdu word for 'my beloved', at an event in 2022.
Piers Morgan questions Princess Diana's brother's claims about King Charles
Spencer denied that Morgan had sued him, prompting Morgan to release correspondence from his lawyers showing they had contacted Spencer and his publisher.
Morgan said his legal team contacted Spencer and his publishers demanding they remove the book from sale and reissue it without the offending pages.
Morgan said Spencer claims that within hours of Diana dying, Prince Charles sounded as giddy as a lottery winner with excitement that Diana had died.
Princess Diana's brother's explosive claims; King Charles and Prince William reaction
British royal expert Hilary Fordwich said sources have told her Prince William is "absolutely furious."
Buckingham Palace issued a statement saying King Charles is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory.
Charles Spencer alleged that after Diana's death, Charles sounded "giddily elated — like a lottery winner."
“Not only was the mother of his children suddenly gone, but at the time, Queen Elizabeth did not want the princess to have a public funeral. She refused to fly the flag at half-staff over Buckingham Palace in Diana's honor. She did not even want to come back from her summer vacation at Balmoral. It fell on Charles' shoulders to force his mother to show Diana the respect the British people felt she deserved.”
Princess Diana considered becoming first lady after American politician courted her, brother claims
Spencer wrote that when Diana first told him she planned to divorce Charles, she claimed the prince was 'in love with his valet.'
Charles Spencer released a memoir titled 'Swan Song' about Princess Diana.
Buckingham Palace issued a statement saying His Majesty is mindful that fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory.
“While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory in ways others do not recognize, even many years after such a loss,”
Prince Harry's silence over Charles Spencer's book criticized
Royal expert Mark Dolan branded Prince Harry's silence over Charles Spencer's book as an 'act of war.'
Mark Dolan claimed that Harry's silence indicates he supports the content of the book and therefore supports an attack on his father.
Mark Dolan referred to the Sussexes' silence as a 'diplomatic nuclear button.'
“We can only interpret, therefore, that he supports the content of the book. And that means he supports an attack on his father, the man he’s trying to build bridges with.”
Report: King Charles told Diana he was not in love before 1981 wedding
Spencer said he heard Charles yell 'Get her to turn off that infernal racket!' when Diana was playing disco music at Kensington Palace.
Spencer said Charles appeared to be 'giddily elated' when Diana died, according to Page Six.
Charles Spencer wrote a book titled 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.'
King Charles and Earl Spencer dispute over book claims about Diana
A book claims King Charles told Earl Spencer he was 'lucky' his dad died young.
Buckingham Palace has remained silent on the further allegations in Spencer's book since its initial statement.
Spencer wrote that Charles sounded 'giddily elated' and 'like a lottery winner' when they spoke by phone immediately after Diana's death.
“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.”
King Charles rebuts Earl Spencer; Elizabeth's approach contrasted
Andrew Morton asserts that King Charles and Earl Spencer are in a dispute related to Princess Diana.
Andrew Morton asserts that the dispute reveals bitterness between houses Spencer and Windsor.
Andrew Morton suggests both King Charles and Earl Spencer could learn from Elizabeth's approach.
King's allies accuse Earl Spencer of exploiting Diana's privacy
Earl Spencer once lectured the media for 'hounding' his sister, according to insiders around King Charles.
Allies of King Charles have accused Earl Spencer of peddling Diana's privacy.
Insiders around King Charles have described Earl Spencer as 'much-married'.
Earl Spencer's book on Diana opens royal wounds
Prince Harry wrote in his memoir 'Spare' that Earl Spencer opposed making the young princes walk behind their mother's coffin.
A YouGov poll found 31% believe Earl Spencer's allegations, 36% suspect they are not true, and 33% say they don't know.
Spencer says he wrote the book because of the upcoming 30th anniversary of Diana's death and his desire to record his own memories rather than read others' opinions based on untruths.
Earl Spencer defends Diana book claims about Charles in BBC interview
Earl Spencer said he told family and friends at the time what Charles had said because it was 'so monstrous'.
The full interview with Laura Kuenssberg was scheduled to be on BBC iPlayer on Sunday from 16:00 BST and on BBC One at 18:30 BST.
Earl Spencer claimed King Charles 'sounded giddily elated' when he called him after Diana's death, like a 'lottery winner'.