Earl Spencer Claims William and Harry Won't Be Surprised by Royal Book's Bombshells

Earl Spencer told the BBC that his nephews, Prince William and Prince Harry, will not be surprised by the revelations in his upcoming book about Princess Diana's death and his claims against King Charles III.

"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," Spencer stated in an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg. He reiterated, "I will tell you that these words will not be a surprise to them."

These comments align with reports from a source who told Page Six that Prince Harry was aware of his uncle's book, titled "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," during a July visit to the Spencer ancestral estate, Althorp. Harry was accompanied by his wife, Meghan Markle, and their children, Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie.

In his book, Spencer alleges that King Charles III made disparaging remarks about Princess Diana shortly after her death in 1997. Spencer claims Charles told him that Diana would be forgotten "soon enough" and that Charles "unleashed down the phone what I have always taken to be his pent-up contempt for Diana, and his horror that the world was so bowled over by her death."

Spencer also alleges that Charles sounded "giddily elated — like a lottery winner" following Diana's death, suggesting the King's reaction was driven by the prospect of marrying Queen Camilla, whom he wed in 2005. Spencer theorized that Charles might have seen Diana's death as a way to be free to marry the woman he loved.

Charles has responded to Spencer's claims through a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace. The statement read, "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 colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss."

However, Spencer, 62, stood by his account in the BBC interview, insisting, "I can tell you here and now, those are exactly the words he said. I was hyper alert to what he was saying and those are precisely the words that he said and I promise that to you now. Genuinely, that is what he said. I don’t hear him saying he didn’t say that."

Spencer also drew parallels between the public scrutiny faced by his late sister and that experienced by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. "If you look at an article in a tabloid about Diana or the couple that you’re mentioning, Harry and Meghan, they can be really, really unpleasant," he said.

"Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" is scheduled for release on Tuesday in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Spencer expressed hope that people would learn from Diana's experience, referencing her tragic death in a Paris car crash at age 36.