Diana’s Brother Sparks Fresh Royal Rift With Memoir
TL;DR
Britain’s Earl Charles Spencer, Diana’s brother, is at the center of a new royal saga after excerpts from his forthcoming memoir allege King Charles launched into a rant following Diana’s death and claim she wouldn’t have wanted William and Harry to attend her funeral; Buckingham Palace has rejected the claim. The disclosures revive questions about royal tensions as the Sussexes and the crown navigate family dynamics, while Spencer—an Althorp heir, author, and former NBC journalist—frames his memoir as a defense of his sister’s memory and the royal legacy.
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