William and Harry will be 'horrified and furious' over Spencer memoir, expert says
Prince William and Prince Harry will feel "horrified and furious" after the publication of their uncle's memoir about their mother, royal expert Ingrid Seward has said.
Seward, author of the book Catherine & Diana, made the prediction on HELLO!'s A Right Royal Podcast. She was responding to Swan Song: Diana, my Sister, the memoir by Charles Spencer, Earl Spencer, which was published on 22 September. HELLO!
The book makes two striking claims about the days after Diana, Princess of Wales died in 1997. It alleges that the then-Prince Charles, now King Charles III, acted "giddily elated". It also alleges that he told Earl Spencer: "We'll forget her soon enough."
Seward said the brothers would be "absolutely horrified" that their uncle had said something like that about their father. Her words were blunt. "They will feel horrified and furious," she said.
Earl Spencer has given a different account of Prince Harry's reaction. He told People magazine that Prince Harry is "completely fine" with the book. Prince Harry, he said, only checked it for anything "embarrassing" in it.
Earl Spencer also admitted "concern" about how Prince William and Prince Harry would feel about his portrayal of their father. He added: "I'm not in any way compromising their privacy at all."
Earlier coverage had reported that Prince William remains "firmly on his father's side" after the memoir appeared. Express Earl Spencer has defended his claims about King Charles in a BBC interview. BBC He has also said he feels "eternal regret" for failing to stop Diana's 1995 Panorama interview with Martin Bashir. The Telegraph
The book has prompted a separate dispute. Broadcaster Piers Morgan threatened legal action over a passage describing a "rude" interaction before Diana's funeral. Earl Spencer later apologised for an "error" in the book about the dates Morgan edited The Mirror.
What makes this stand out is the direct clash of testimony. One side is a brother's memory, set down in print. The other is a sons' loyalty, described by a commentator. Readers are left to weigh both.
