- Earl Spencer has claimed in his upcoming memoir that he attempted to stop Prince William and Prince Harry from walking behind Princess Diana's coffin.
- The Earl alleged that King Charles went “ballistic” during a phone call after he objected to the funeral plans, criticising the Spencer family's sense of duty.
- According to Earl Spencer, Charles remarked that they would forget Diana soon enough during the argument, a statement the Earl insists is entirely accurate.
- Buckingham Palace refuted the accusations, issuing a statement suggesting that grief can cloud reason in reference to the Earl's claims.
- Earl Spencer defended the truth of his allegations in a BBC interview ahead of the publication of his memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.
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