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Charles Spencer on the royal fallout following Princess Diana's death

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In his first interview about his new book, "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," Charles Spencer talks about his attempt to set down what he calls the definitive story of Princess Diana.

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  1. Earl Spencer's Diana book opens old wounds royals would rather forget

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  2. Earl Spencer says media treatment of Harry and Meghan ‘echoes’ Diana’s experience

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    Charles Spencer on the royal fallout following Princess Diana's death

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Charles Spencer Memoir Revives Diana Royal Controversy (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Charles Spencer’s memoir Swan Song: Diana, My Sister was stolen from a truck in the Netherlands just days before its worldwide release, with four copies concealed in black plastic and triggering police investigations amid extreme security concerns.

  2. BBC News

    'I'm telling the truth': Earl Spencer defends Diana book claims about Charles in BBC interview (opens BBC News)

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    Exclusive: Princess Diana's brother tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that "we'll forget her soon enough" were "exactly" the words used by the then-Prince of Wales.

  3. The Guardian

    Earl Spencer doubles down on claims about ‘monstrous’ call with King Charles after Diana’s death (opens The Guardian)

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    Charles Spencer, Diana’s brother, claims the king told him ‘we’ll forget her soon enough’ Earl Spencer has doubled down on his bombshell claim that King Charles said of Diana, Princess of Wales, “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough” days after her death, saying he is telling the truth.

  4. BBC News

    Earl Spencer's Diana book opens old wounds royals would rather forget (opens BBC News)

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    Many of the Royal Family's current troubles can be traced back to the aftermath of the then Princess of Wales' death.

  5. Independent Journal Review

    Spencer Memoir Revives Claims About Diana’s Death (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    David Dimbleby says Princess Diana’s influence and public adoration were deeply resented by Buckingham Palace, a view echoed as Earl Spencer’s Swan Song serializations allege Prince Charles told him the country would forget Diana soon after her death.

  6. New York Post

    Princess Diana’s brother claims ‘lack of care’ for Prince Harry after mom’s funeral caused him to ‘spin out of control’ (opens New York Post)

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    “He needed Diana’s hugs, of course, and they would forever be denied him,” Charles Spencer wrote of his sister in his forthcoming book, "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister."

  7. BBC News

    Harry and Meghan's media treatment echoes what happened to Diana, Earl Spencer tells BBC (opens BBC News)

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    Princess Diana's brother describes the press coverage of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as a "cancerous influence in their life".

  8. The Guardian

    Earl Spencer says media treatment of Harry and Meghan ‘echoes’ Diana’s experience (opens The Guardian)

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    Comments come after he accused King Charles of gaslighting him in response to claims made in new memoir Earl Spencer has said the relationship between the press and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “echoes” the way the media treated his sister Diana, Princess of Wales.

  9. CBS News

    Charles Spencer on the royal fallout following Princess Diana's death (opens CBS News)

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    In his first interview about his new book, "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," Charles Spencer talks about his attempt to set down what he calls the definitive story of Princess Diana.

  10. New York Post

    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s experience ‘echoes’ what happened to Princess Diana, says Charles Spencer (opens New York Post)

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    Diana's brother sat down with BBC to promote his bombshell book about his late sister, "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," which hits bookshelves Tuesday.

  11. New York Post

    Princess Diana’s brother says his bombshell claims against King Charles following her death will ‘not be a surprise’ to nephews William and Harry (opens New York Post)

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    Earl Spencer's book "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" is out Tuesday in the UK and the US.

  12. France 24

    UK: Fallout over Charles Spencer’s Diana Memoir (opens France 24)

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    In the UK, fallout continues over the explosive memoirs of Princess Diana’s brother. Charles Spencer on Sunday accused King Charles of “gaslighting” him over his account of events surrounding Diana’s death, detailed in a book due to be released on Tuesday.

  13. New York Post

    Princess Diana’s brother awkwardly shuts down questions about Prince Harry’s distance from royal family (opens New York Post)

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    Charles Spencer wanted to avoid "too much Harry stuff" while promoting his "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" memoir, which publishes Tuesday.

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