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Buckingham Palace Won’t Confirm Spencer Memoir Quote

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Charles Spencer Memoir

King Charles III allegedly told Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, “we’ll forget her soon enough” after her 1997 death.
The comment appears in Spencer’s forthcoming memoir *Swan Song: Diana, My Sister*, excerpted by the Daily Mail on September 16, 2026.
Buckingham Palace said grief can cloud memory, did not confirm the quote, and noted fraternal grief may affect recollection.

Summary

Dutch Police Probe

The memoir topped Amazon’s UK bestseller list the week before its September 22 release.
Penguin Random House UK released it under the Michael Joseph imprint with a foreword by Tina Brown.
The narrative incorporates Diana’s recordings with Dr. James Colthurst, supplied to author Morton for the 25th-anniversary edition.
Dutch police opened a theft investigation, calling the break-in “highly suspicious” and unprecedented for a bestseller.

History

Historical Context

On 20 November 1995 BBC Panorama aired Diana’s interview with Martin Bashir, drawing nearly 23 million UK viewers and sparking a public backlash that hastened the royal couple’s divorce and ended the BBC’s exclusive production of the Queen’s Christmas Message. A 2020 Dyson inquiry confirmed Bashir’s deceit, prompting Director-General Tim Davie to apologise to the royal family.

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Charles Spencer Memoir

King Charles III allegedly told Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, “we’ll forget her soon enough” after her 1997 death.
The comment appears in Spencer’s forthcoming memoir *Swan Song: Diana, My Sister*, excerpted by the Daily Mail on September 16, 2026.
Buckingham Palace said grief can cloud memory, did not confirm the quote, and noted fraternal grief may affect recollection.

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