Diana, Princess of Wales

Portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales
John Mathew Smith

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997); former wife of King Charles III; died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997.

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Earl Spencer's memoir claims about King Charles's reaction to Diana's death

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Charles Spencer's memoir alleges then-Prince Charles told him days after Diana's 1997 death that the world would "forget her soon enough," and that he sounded "giddily elated" on the call. Buckingham Palace neither confirmed nor denied the account, citing grief's effect on memory.

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