Earl Spencer stands by claim King Charles made remark about Diana

Earl Spencer has intensified his allegations against King Charles, insisting he is telling the truth about a claim that the King made a disparaging remark about Princess Diana following her death. The dispute centers on a phone call in 1997, during which Spencer alleges the then-Prince Charles said, "Well forget her soon enough," during a heated argument about funeral arrangements for Diana. In a BBC interview released on Friday, Spencer described the alleged comment as "monstrous" and questioned whether the Palace's response indicated the King was "furious or embarrassed." He stated, "I can tell you here and now, those are exactly the words he said. I was hyperalert to what he was saying, and those are precisely the words that he said." Buckingham Palace issued a statement in response to the claims in Spencer's new memoir, "Swan Song Diana, My Sister." A Palace spokesman said, "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." The statement did not directly deny the specific allegation.