Diana’s brother says Charles sounded “elated” after princess' death

A new memoir penned by the late Diana, Princess of Wales' brother

Charles Spencer claims then-Prince Charles sounded "elated"

with the news of the princess' tragic death in 1997, among other

bombshell claims surrounding the two young

princes' involvement in her state funeral.

The Buckingham Palace denies such claims by the 9th Earl Spencer.

Speaking at a conference with top tech leaders in Scotland,

King Charles touts concerns over the rapid development of AI and its future impact

on humanity.

The Buckingham Palace, however, has been busy dealing with a more immediate

threat: renewed accusations of Charles' distain for his ex-wife,

the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

These allegations come as Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer,

is set to release a memoir titled 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister', revisiting a page

in one of the modern monarchy's most painful chapters.

Spencer claims he argued with Charles over palace plans for Prince William

and Prince Harry to walk behind their mother's coffin during the funeral procession.

Spencer says he told the then-Prince Charles that Diana would not have wanted

her boys to undergo the ordeal.

He claims the prince told him: "Rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough."

Charles, William, Harry, Earl Spencer and the Duke of Edinburgh would go on to

walk behind Diana's coffin through London before the service at Westminster Abbey

in the fall of 1997.

Spencer also accuses Charles of having "contempt" for his ex-wife and of

sounding "elated" after her death.

A statement from the palace rejecting the claims reads: "While we do not

comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the

pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory

in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss."

A royal commentator says the then-Prince of Wales and Charles Spencer

exchanged several phone calls throughout the arrangement of Diana's funeral

and that ugly words were likely exchanged.

Diana died on 31 August 1997, when a car carrying her crashed in

the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris.

The dispute over the funeral began as the royal household was bringing Diana's

body home from France and deciding how a divorced former member of the

royal family should be honoured.