Fresh claims have emerged from Earl Spencer, Princess Diana's brother, in an extract from his upcoming book, published on Thursday in the Daily Mail. He described the then-Prince Charles as "giddily elated" in a phone call after the death of the Princess of Wales, claiming Charles sounded like a "lottery winner" during the call.
Spencer wrote, "I suspect the Prince's first reaction must have been to think more of how this event might free him to marry the woman he loved, rather than appreciating the loss of one he did not."
These claims follow an earlier statement from Earl Spencer that the then-Prince Charles said, referring to Diana, "we'll forget her soon enough" days after she died. Buckingham Palace responded to this with a rebuttal, stating: "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."
Earl Spencer's book, 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister', is due to be published next week.