Earl Spencer's Diana memoir draws scrutiny over claims

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Sept, 19:00

Earl Spencer has published a memoir about Princess Diana containing claims that Buckingham Palace says 'grief can cloud reason'.

The memoir includes anecdotes about Diana's life and her relationship with King Charles. Buckingham Palace has pre-emptively commented on the book ahead of publication. A friend of Diana's expressed confusion about at least one anecdote in the memoir.

How it is being reported

• The top seven bombshell claims from Earl Spencer’s book so farThe Independent · 21 Sept, 18:53
• 'Why did he put it in there?' Princess Diana's friend RICHARD KAY reveals the one exchange from Earl Spencer's explosive memoir that left him totally 'mystified'Daily Mail · 21 Sept, 16:41
• RICHARD KAY: I spoke to Earl Spencer straight after Diana's death - what he said then about his row with Charles chimes with his damning memoir. From my many conversations with her, I believe she would have wanted him to write this bookDaily Mail · 19 Sept, 17:51

In this story: Earl Spencer · Princess Diana · King Charles · Buckingham Palace

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