'A bit chubby': Memoir claims Charles fat-shamed Diana; was 'elated' by her death
A forthcoming memoir by Earl Spencer, brother of the late Princess Diana, alleges that King Charles made derogatory comments about Diana's weight and appeared 'elated' following her death. Buckingham Palace has issued a rare response, suggesting that grief may be clouding the author's memory.
Why it matters
These claims reopen long-standing controversies surrounding the marriage of King Charles and Princess Diana, drawing a rare public rebuttal from the monarchy.
Earl Spencer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, is set to release a memoir that makes a series of deeply personal claims about his sister’s relationship with King Charles, alleging that the then-Prince Charles sounded “giddily elated — like a lottery winner” when he called after Diana’s death in 1997 and that he once told her, shortly after their engagement, “Oh, a bit chubby here, aren’t we?”The allegations appear in Spencer’s forthcoming memoir titled ‘Swan Song: Diana, My Sister’, which is being serialised ahead of its publication. The book draws on Spencer’s recollections of his sister’s life, marriage and death nearly three decades ago.Buckingham Palace has already issued an unusually strong response to the book’s claims.
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