King Charles responded, yesterday (Wednesday), to criticism from the brother of his late first wife, Princess Diana, in an unusual move, with a spokesperson quoting him as saying that grief can affect the mind, memory, and the ability to judge matters.
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The accusations, contained in a book due to be published soon, concern the current king's behavior in the days following Princess Diana's death in 1997.
Princess Diana died at the age of 36 when the car carrying her and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed crashed in Paris, as she fled paparazzi photographers who were chasing her on motorcycles.
Charles Spencer, Princess Diana's brother, says in a soon-to-be-published memoir that Prince Charles told him at the time, "Don't worry, we'll soon forget her," according to a report published by the Daily Mail, which will begin serializing the book starting tomorrow, Thursday.
The report noted that these comments came during a dispute over whether Diana and Charles's two sons, Princes William and Harry, should take part in her funeral procession, something Spencer had objected to.
Diana was the most photographed woman in the world following her marriage to Charles in a lavish ceremony in 1981. However, the marriage deteriorated and ended in divorce in 1996.
Responding to a question about the report, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: "While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty the King understands that the pain of losing a sibling can cloud the mind, affect judgment, and color memory in ways others may not fully understand, even many years after such a loss."
Ahead of the book's publication, Spencer said the aim of the book is to clarify the facts about Diana from her brother's perspective: "I want to speak on her behalf, and to do so in a positive and honest way."
Resource: Al-Ghad.
