Watch: Earl Spencer says he felt Charles had 'giddy tone' during call after Diana's death
Earl Spencer has publicly stated that King Charles displayed a 'giddy tone' during a phone call following the death of Princess Diana. Buckingham Palace responded by suggesting that grief can affect memory and judgment years after a loss.
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Public discourse regarding the British Royal Family continues to draw significant media attention and highlights ongoing tensions regarding historical narratives.
In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, he said he took a call at his home in Cape Town from Charles, who told him how he had broken the news to Princes William and Harry at Balmoral Castle.
"I felt there was a sort of giddy tone," Earl Spencer told the BBC. "I'd had a lot of calls that day from people who cared, who were stunned... and I just felt there was a lightness in his tone about Diana's death that really jarred with me."
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