Buckingham Palace denies King Charles was elated after Diana's death

Buckingham Palace rejected claims in Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer's upcoming memoir that King Charles sounded upbeat after Diana died in a 1997 Paris car crash. The palace said Spencer's grief may have clouded his recollection of events.

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New shocking claims from Princess Diana's brother

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The brother of the late Princess Diana claims in his upcoming book that then Prince Charles sounded upbeat after his ex-wife died in a Paris car crash in 1997. When asked about these allegations, Buckingham Palace referred to a statement it released earlier this week saying that the king "is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgement and colour memory, even many ye