Count Charles Spencer's Memoir Confused the British Royal Family

Count Charles Spencer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, who died in a tragic car accident in Paris in 1997, brought the British Royal Family to the center of controversy again with his memoir "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister", which he wrote and is planned to be published next week. The first excerpts from the book leaked to the public revealed the harsh tensions between King Charles and Count Spencer and what happened behind the palace after the unforgettable accident.

According to quotes in the Daily Mail, Count Spencer stated that his nephews Prince William and Prince Harry, who were 15 and 12 years old at the time, objected to their mother walking in the funeral cortege. Spencer stated that he reacted to the situation when a senior palace official announced that the princes would walk next to the coffin, and claimed that he then experienced a "flood of anger" when he received a phone call from the then Prince of Wales, Charles.

"Rest at peace, WE WILL FORGET IT SOON"

Count Spencer, who gave the details of the telephone conversation in his book, described Charles' attitude with the following words:

"On the phone, Charles revealed the contempt he had always harbored for Diana, and his horror that the world had been so shaken by her death. 'Rest assured,' he hissed, 'we'll soon forget it.'"

ANSWER RECEIVED FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Following the publicized sections of the book, which contains harsh criticism of the Royal Family, a statement was made without delay by Buckingham Palace. A Palace spokesperson stated that they do not comment on books in accordance with the principles and included the following statements in his statement:

"Although we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty recognizes that the grief of a sibling, even years after such a loss, can cloud logic, affect judgment, and color memories in ways that others may not realize."

UNPRINTED BOOKS WERE STOLEN FROM THE TRUCK

On the other hand, an extraordinary development occurred regarding the book before its official publication date. It turned out that four copies of the Dutch edition of the book were stolen from a truck while they were being transported from the printing house in the Netherlands to the warehouse. It has been reported that the Dutch police have launched an investigation into the theft incident, which took place while the truck driver was sleeping in his cabin during a mandatory break.

Count Spencer stated that he wanted to convey the facts from his own eyes as the 30th anniversary of his sister's death approached, and stated that his purpose in writing the book was to defend Diana's rights and accurately describe her as a symbol of mercy, grace and the oppressed, as he did at the funeral in September 1997.