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King Charles did release a brief statement this week in his defence, with the Palace saying that His Majesty is “mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory”. While William has carried on with royal duty this week and not commented on his uncle’s bombshell book, a royal source has claimed that he is “furious” about the whole situation.
A royal source told RadarOnline.com: “William is beyond furious that all of this has been dragged into public again. For him, this is not ancient royal history or material for another book – it is his mother, his father and the most traumatic period of his childhood.
“He has spent years wanting Diana’s memory treated with dignity rather than endlessly turned into fresh controversy. The fact that these allegations are now coming from his own uncle makes the situation particularly painful.
“William understands that Charles Spencer has his own memories and his own relationship with Diana. But there is a feeling that publishing claims this incendiary inevitably forces William and Harry back into events they experienced as grieving children, which has led William to become beyond furious over its release.
“The timing has also caused huge anger. The 30th anniversary of Diana’s death is approaching, and instead of allowing her sons to remember her privately, another battle has erupted over who said what during that terrible week.”
Prince William and Princess Catherine carried on with royal duty this week (Image: Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images)
For example, in one section of the book, Earl Charles Spencer claimed that his sister would sometimes drive to a cliff in Sussex with thoughts of ending it all.
He said that it was “her love for her sons” that “stopped her from going further”.
William has not made any comment about the book, and instead was out and about on royal engagements this week. This included engagements in Scotland, where he was joined by his wife Princess Catherine.
