Buckingham Palace responds to Charles Spencer's claim about King Charles's remarks after Diana's death
Charles Spencer alleges in his upcoming book that then-Prince Charles told him "rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough" during a disagreement over Diana's funeral arrangements in 1997. Buckingham Palace issued a rare statement responding to the claim, saying grief can cloud reason, judgment, and memory. The book, "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," is set to be serialized by the Daily Mail.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
3 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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ABC News
South China Morning Post
Reuters
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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- Reutersfirst
- ABC News+2.7 h
- South China Morning Post+3.7 h
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The split, in one line
All three outlets report the same facts, but ABC News provides fuller context on the palace's usual silence and the book's title, while SCMP emphasizes Diana's death circumstances and Reuters offers the bare essentials.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“King Charles responds to criticism from Princess Diana's brother in rare move”
“King Charles responds to criticism from Princess Diana's brother”
“Palace responds to claim about King Charles after Princess Diana's death”
5 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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The book is titled 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister' and is published by Penguin Random House
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