The Independent·1 min read
Charles was a ‘broken man’ on day Diana died, royal butler says
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Lucy Leeson
Princess Diana ’s former butler Paul Burrell has addressed Earl Spencer ’s claims in his memoir Swan Song that King Charles was “giddy like a lottery winner” when he heard the news of Princess Diana’s death.
Appearing on Piers Morgan 's Uncensored show on Tuesday (23 September), Mr Burrell said Charles was "a broken man" when he learned Diana had died.
He said: “I was in Paris. I saw the King. He was a broken man.”
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