Palace hits back at claims made by Diana's brother in new book

Buckingham Palace has hit back at Princess Diana's brother in a rare statement, responding to allegations that a then-Prince Charles said "we'll forget her soon enough" after his ex-wife's death. Charles Spencer made a series of allegations about the royal family in a memoir to be published this month. The book, called Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, is being serialised by the Daily Mail. He claimed the now-King made the comments during a heated argument about funeral arrangements. Spencer wrote that one of Queen Elizabeth's aides told him that Princes William and Harry would take part in their mother's funeral procession. After telling the aide, "That's not going to happen", he received a phone call from Charles, who insisted it should. Spencer claimed that during the subsequent argument, Charles made the comment: “Rest assured...
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