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Politics● LowSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 12:40 PM

King Charles Responds to Claim in New Book by Charles Spencer

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NBC News · Western Europe

A new memoir by Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, is making waves inside the royal family. In the book, Spencer alleges that King Charles told him “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough” during a discussion about her funeral arrangements. The claim is drawing a rare response from Buckingham Palace. NBC’s Joe Fryer reports for TODAY.

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