Prince William declines to comment on Earl Spencer memoir

Prince William declined to comment on Tuesday as reporters questioned him about his uncle Earl Spencer's new memoir about his late mother, Princess Diana, during a visit to a community cinema in west London. As the Prince of Wales walked up the steps of ActOne cinema in Acton, a reporter called out, "Sir, how do you feel about your uncle's book? Have you read it?" William kept his head down and did not respond before entering the building, where he spent about an hour meeting young filmmakers and representatives of the Film and TV Charity. The engagement coincided with the sale of Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, Spencer's memoir about his sister, three decades after her death in 1997. The book has drawn attention for allegations that then-Prince Charles said "we'll forget her soon enough" in the aftermath of Diana's death and that he sounded "giddily elated like a lottery winner." The claims, reported from the book's serialisation, have not been independently corroborated, and Charles has not directly responded to the specific quoted remarks. Buckingham Palace issued a statement addressing the criticism, saying that "the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason.