‘WHERE’S THE PROOF?’… Earl Spencer’s Bbc Interview Leaves Viewers FUMING — The Backlash Is BRUTAL!! Earl Spencer’s latest BBC interview has triggered a fierce reaction, with viewers challenging some of the claims discussed and demanding something they say was missing: proof. The response quickly spread across social media, as critics picked apart the interview and questioned whether the allegations and recollections presented could actually be backed up. The interview was meant to shed new light on the story. Instead, one blunt demand from viewers has become impossible to ignore: “Where’s the proof?”

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EARL SPENCER DELIVERS BLUNT RESPONSE TO PALACE AS HE DEFENDS BOMBSHELL DIANA CLAIM — ‘THOSE ARE PRECISELY THE WORDS HE SAID’

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Earl Spencer has refused to back down over his explosive claims about King Charles III, insisting in his first television interview since excerpts from his new book were published that he is telling the truth.

Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg on Friday, September 18, Spencer was challenged over his allegation that Charles told him, following Princess Diana’s death, “We’ll forget about her soon enough.”

The claim appears in his forthcoming memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which examines the events surrounding the death of his sister and its aftermath from the perspective of the Spencer family.

Spencer was unequivocal when asked about the disputed account.

“I can tell you here and now those are exactly the words he said,” he told the BBC.

He explained that he had only spoken to Prince Charles twice by phone during his entire life, saying he was therefore “hyper alert” to what was being said.

“And those are precisely the words that he said, and I promise that to you now,” Spencer continued. “Genuinely, that is what he said. I don’t hear him saying he didn’t say that.”

‘HE WENT BALLISTIC’

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Spencer went on to describe the phone conversation in detail, claiming Charles became extremely angry after Diana’s death.

“He went ballistic, would be the right term,” Spencer said.

According to his account, Charles began criticising the Spencer family and their sense of duty before continuing to rant for what Spencer described as a significant period.

“I just listened,” he said.

Spencer claimed he then expected Charles to regain his composure and say something more appropriate.

“And then he said, ‘We’ll forget about her soon enough’.”

The explosive allegation has drawn a rare response from Buckingham Palace, which said it does not normally comment on books.

The Palace stated: “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 judgement and colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss.”

SPENCER QUESTIONS PALACE RESPONSE

Asked about the Palace statement, Spencer questioned whether Charles was angry or embarrassed by the allegations.

“Well, is he furious?” he said.

“Is he furious or is he embarrassed? They’ve sort of smudged that one, haven’t they? They’ve said that recollections may vary.”

When Kuenssberg pressed him on whether he had evidence to substantiate his claims, Spencer said he had spoken to family members and friends about the conversation at the time because of how shocking he found it.

He described what he says was said as “monstrous”.

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ROYAL FAMILY REMAINS SILENT

The book is due to be released next week, bringing Spencer’s account of Diana’s final years and the aftermath of her death back into the spotlight.

Charles, Prince William and Princess Catherine made no public comment on the allegations while carrying out royal engagements on Thursday, September 17.

Prince Harry also declined to publicly address his uncle’s memoir or its claims about his parents’ relationship when questioned by reporters at the inaugural Invictus Spirit Awards in London.

Meanwhile, viewers had already begun reacting to Spencer’s interview online, with some questioning the allegations and others challenging the decision to give them such prominent coverage.

One viewer wrote that they did not believe Spencer’s account and questioned where the proof was, while another suggested the BBC had given him airtime because the book was likely to become a bestseller.

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Others accused Spencer of seeking renewed attention or profiting from revelations involving his late sister, with some taking aim at the timing of the claims.

For Spencer, however, the central message from his first TV interview was unmistakable: despite the Palace’s carefully worded response and the criticism surrounding his memoir, he remains adamant that he remembers the conversation exactly as he described it.