Charles Spencer, the brother of the late Princess Diana, has released a memoir titled "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister." Written nearly three decades after her death, the book explores Diana's life, her unhappy marriage to the now King Charles, and the suffering she endured at the hands of the tabloid press.
The memoir opens old royal wounds, with Earl Spencer expressing continued anger over the House of Windsor's treatment of his sister. Spencer specifically targets King Charles, accusing him of gaslighting regarding the events surrounding Diana's death and claiming the monarch was giddily elated in the immediate aftermath.
These revelations have sparked a significant response from the royal household. After excerpts of the book were published last week, Buckingham Palace issued a strongly-worded statement, a reaction described as rare by the measured standards of the palace.