As Charles refutes Earl Spencer’s claim about Diana, how royal statements give a glimpse behind palace doors

From ‘there were three of us in this marriage’ to ‘recollections may vary’, a lot can be conveyed with a carefully worded phraseAs denials go, King Charles’s response to Earl Spencer’s allegations that Charles said after Diana’s death “We’ll forget her soon enough” was a masterclass in the diplomatic royal rebuke.Rarely has Buckingham Palace responded to claims in countless books on royalty. But it was straight out of the block on this one. Continue reading...