Princess Diana’s brother accuses King Charles of gaslighting amid book claims

ENTERTAINMENT Princess Diana’s brother accuses King Charles of gaslighting amid book claims By Rachel Goodman Global News Posted September 21, 2026 2:55 pm 4 min read Buckingham Palace is denying claims made by Princess Diana’s brother that King Charles said she would soon be forgotten after her death. In a new book, Charles Spencer claims he told the now-king that Diana would not have wanted her young sons to endure such an ordeal. He says Charles told him: “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough,” and accuses him of having “contempt” for the mother of his two children. LEAVE A COMMENT SHARE THIS ITEM ON FACEBOOK SHARE THIS ITEM ON X SEND THIS PAGE TO SOMEONE VIA EMAIL SEE MORE SHARING OPTIONS DESCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE INCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE In an interview ahead of the the release of his book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer accused King Charles III of gaslighting him. Speaking with ABC News’ Maggie Rulli, Spencer said: “It is not every day you wake up to find you’ve been gaslit by the king.” “It was astonishingly provocative and below the belt because it was essentially trying to say I’d lied without the king being able to deny what I’d said,” he told the U.S. outlet. 2:08 King Charles makes Canadian banknote debut on new, vertical $20 bill King Charles makes Canadian banknote debut on new, vertical $20 bill King Charles III makes Canadian bank note debut on new $20 bill Royal Rift: Will Prince Harry’s move back to the UK help heal his relationship with William? King Charles ‘drowns a few sorrows’ at the pub after England eliminated from World Cup Prince William and his family get a standing ovation at Wimbledon Next Video STORY CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENT His comments came days after Buckingham Palace, in an unusual move, responded to claims made by Spencer, in an excerpt of his book published in the Daily Mail, that the then-Prince Charles said Diana would soon be forgotten after her death. “While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognize, even many years after such a loss,” the statement said. Spencer alleges that his former brother-in-law made the comment during a phone call discussing palace plans for Prince William and Prince Harry, then aged 15 and 12, to walk behind their mother’s coffin during her funeral procession. Spencer told the…