Princess Diana’s Brother Claims Charles Seemed “Elated” After Her Death — Then Buckingham Palace Responded

Princess Diana’s death shocked the world.

On August 31, 1997, the 36-year-old princess died after a car crash in Paris. Her death left millions mourning—and her two young sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, without their mother.

Nearly three decades later, Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, has made a startling claim about what happened immediately afterward.

In his upcoming memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, Spencer describes a phone call he received from Diana’s former husband, then-Prince Charles.

According to Spencer, Charles did not sound like the other people who called him after Diana’s death.

Instead, Spencer says Charles sounded “giddily elated” and compared his tone to that of “a lottery winner.”

Spencer also recalled that Charles told him he had informed William and Harry of their mother’s death at Balmoral.

The account became even more controversial when Spencer described another conversation concerning Diana’s funeral.

He claims Charles told him:

“Rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough.”

Spencer says the remark deeply shocked him.

He also wrote that, looking back, he believed Charles may have been thinking about how Diana’s death could affect his own future rather than focusing on the loss itself.

But there is an important part of the story that should not be overlooked.

These are Spencer’s recollections and claims, published in excerpts from his forthcoming memoir. They are not independently established facts.

Buckingham Palace responded unusually directly.

The palace said that grief can affect memory and judgment, noting that the pain of losing a sibling can “cloud reason” and influence how events are remembered many years later.

Spencer, however, has continued to stand by his account and has said he remembers the conversations clearly.

The revelations have reopened painful questions about the days following Diana’s death—and about the complicated relationship between her family and the Royal Family.

Diana remains one of the most remembered members of the modern British royal family, and these new claims have once again brought intense attention to the events surrounding her final days and funeral.