Princess Diana's Brother Defends Queen's 'Long Overdue' Response to Her Death in New Book
Charles Spencer's new memoir defends Queen Elizabeth II's delayed public response to Princess Diana's death in 1997. He explains that the monarch remained at Balmoral to help Princes William and Harry process their grief in private.
Why it matters
This provides historical context to one of the most criticized moments of the late Queen's reign, offering a personal perspective on the balance between royal duty and family privacy.
The Queen waited days before addressing Diana's death publicly. MEGA, BBC-1/YouTube The late Princess Diana's brother has fiercely defended Queen Elizabeth II over her controversial decision to wait several days before publicly breaking her silence on her former daughter-in-law's shocking death , RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Charles Spencer writes in his new memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister , that the late monarch remained holed up at Balmoral and out of the public eye for one deeply personal reason - to comfort Diana's devastated young sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, as they grappled with the unimaginable loss of their mother.
Queen Elizabeth II faced backlash for waiting five days to break her silence.MEGA
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