King Charles' Alleged 'Early Cruelty' to Diana Laid Bare by Her Brother, According to New Memoir
Charles Spencer's new memoir, 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,' alleges that King Charles was emotionally cruel to Princess Diana during their engagement. The book claims Charles criticized Diana's weight and admitted he did not love her before their 1981 wedding.
Why it matters
The revelations provide new, intimate details about the troubled royal marriage, continuing public fascination with the late Princess Diana's life.
Then-Prince Charles was cruel to Princess Diana, according to her brother. MEGA King Charles' alleged cruelty toward Princess Diana in the earliest days of their relationship has been laid bare by her brother, who claims the future monarch criticized his sister's weight and admitted before their wedding that he did not love her, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Charles Spencer , 62, makes the claims in his explosive memoir Swan Song: Diana, My Sister , revisiting the troubled relationship between Diana and the now 77-year-old King.
Charles Spencer claimed King Charles admitted he did not love Princess Diana.MEGA
Spencer alleges Charles made a cutting remark about Diana's body shortly after their engagement and told his bride-to-be, on the eve of their 1981 wedding , that he was "not actually in love with her."
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