DAVID DIMBLEBY DELIVERS FOUR-WORD DIANA BOMBSHELL — BBC LEGEND CLAIMS THE PALACE ‘DEEPLY RESENTED’ HER

A veteran BBC broadcaster has reignited the long-running debate over Princess Diana’s place within the Royal Family, claiming she was “deeply resented” by Buckingham Palace because of the extraordinary public affection she commanded.

David Dimbleby, who presented live coverage of major royal occasions including Diana’s funeral, made the striking comments as fresh claims from her brother Earl Spencer’s upcoming memoir continue to dominate the headlines.

Spencer’s book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, has already triggered a fierce row after excerpts were serialised by the Daily Mail.

Among the claims is an allegation that King Charles III, then the Prince of Wales, told Spencer that the world would “forget” Diana “soon enough” following her death. Spencer has also claimed that Charles appeared like a “lottery winner” after the Princess died.

Buckingham Palace issued a rare response, saying that grief can affect “reason, judgement and memory”.

‘DEEPly RESENTED’

Against that backdrop, Dimbleby offered his own recollection of the extraordinary relationship between Diana, the public and the Palace.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4, he said Diana stood apart from the rest of the Royal Family because of the way she connected with the public.

“Diana was the prime example of someone who didn’t act like the rest of the Royal Family – she was fresh, new and exciting to the public and they really adored her,” he said.

“And that was deeply resented in the Palace. And still is.”

Dimbleby then suggested that the latest dispute over Spencer’s claims had reopened tensions that had never entirely disappeared.

“And this kind of tit for tat over who said what, and only two people know what was actually said just reignites all that,” he added.

WHY DIANA STILL FASCINATES

The veteran broadcaster also reflected on why revelations about Diana and the Royal Family continue to attract such intense public attention decades after her death.

“People are fascinated,” Dimbleby said, suggesting that royal family disputes resonate because members of the public can recognise elements of their own family problems in them.

“They all have problems and then suddenly … this family that is set up on a pedestal of being leaders of the country – they have problems too.”

Diana died in a car crash in Paris in 1997, but her complicated relationship with the Royal Family remains the subject of intense scrutiny.

Spencer’s memoir is due to be published on September 22, with further revelations expected to put Diana, Charles and the wider royal family back under an even brighter spotlight.

For now, it remains unclear whether Buckingham Palace will issue any further response to the claims — or to Dimbleby’s striking assessment of Diana’s relationship with the institution.