Royal row between King Charles and Earl Spencer

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Buckingham Palace said they don't usually comment but they can't stay silent. Apparently Prince Charles said at the time of Diana's death rest assured we'll forget her soon enough. Which is pretty horrendous. Charles has more or less said grief had clouded Earl Spencer's judgement and memory.

I don't know why he has waited nearly 30 years to come out with this.

Diana said he did. The military uniform Charles wore means you can only just glimpse the edge of the cufflinks in some photos, but you can't see the full cufflink, so can't see an engraving.
Charles is not stupid you know.

I think this is an own goal for Spencer. It's all just tittle tattle amd absolutely unbelievable. There is not a chance that KC would be 'giddlily elated' at the tragic death of the mother of his dc. He'd know the massive impact it would have on them obviously.

Spencer is an absolute arsehole.

Maybe I answered your post because you had ever such a lot to say on the subject.

I agree they appear to adore each other. I didn't claim anything else. Yes they live apart and have said so in the past. Although the reasons given change. An early article of Camilla in her home claimed it was because she liked to have grandchildren over. Which just gave the impression Charles was so irritable he couldn't cope with a few children in his massive mansion.

I don't believe all gossip. But over the years there have been many stories from different sources about Camilla having to calm Charles down. Even some praising her saying she is the only one who can calm him. So yes I think it is true.

I thought Charles looked very shocked upset and worried at time - reporters around time who read people for a living and had better in person access than me also seem to think that as well. Possibly he was tried and emotional when calling people afterwards all I can think that was misinterpreted because frankly it does not ring very true .

I really can't see him being pleased - not least the impact on his own kids.

I also agree I can't see those comments being helpful to anyone.

There was a lot of thinking it through and they still made W do it. H did it to be with him

This.

I wonder just how many women would love this arrangement.

I've read that at Clarence House which they share the bedrooms are arranged as a suite of 3. One they share in the middle and one for each of them on either side.

For older, achey, snorey/snuffly, tossy/turny bad sleepers this sounds like bliss!

Charles is not stupid. He is not going to walk around in public with press looking happy.

He did seem shocked and I'm quite sure he'd never have revealed anything to that bumbling arsehole anyway.

Harry and Spencer so very alike, cashing in on Diana's death and behaving like the very paps that they loathe with their gossip and tales.

I know. 😂😂😂 It’s all they’ve got, though.

Why do so many of the people defending Charles Windsor use such foul language and disgusting insults?

Yes, agreed. He was heartsick for children as any parent would be under the circumstances.

Quite. Charles is not stupid enough to wear C&C cufflinks on his wedding day. Diana claimed he wore them on their honeymoon, not their wedding day.

"Diana said" did not make anything true, she was a woman who became extremely adept at portraying herself as a victim.

Even her bodyguards say she was unfaithful before Charles was.

I don’t know what you mean, but I feel life is too short for this type of wild speculation.

Thread is full of imagination and speculation and “I believe”. No proof, just the pure fantasy of posters reveling in the heartache of others.

No, you're yet again getting the tabloid tampax nonsense quite wrong. The King did not say he wanted to be her tampon. In a conversation partly about reincarnation he actually said it would be just his luck to come back as a tampax, which naturally they made light of, unlike the disgraceful press and the British people in their periodic bouts of moral outrage. The most disgraceful thing of all was listening in to the private conversation of two people in love, the most intrusive thing you could do short of watching people have sex together, and a prurient and tabloid-loving public lapping it up.

Nobody is. They are doubting that he said it at all, not defending him having said it.

His accuser is hardly a reliable source.

I can understand that he may have been tired and emotional, but I thought he had spent his whole life being trained to follow Mama to the throne, and behave courteously in public especially under pressure. He didn't come across well at all. I think a good number of us have had to deal with stressful situations but have the good sense to "mask" until we get home and punch the pillows!

His derogatory treatment of the pen givers was unforgiveable IMV. No excuse covers it.

Camilla looked terrified that he was going to punch the pen giver. He definitely has form, the spoilt brat 😊

It was nothing, but hang your hat on it.

I spend my time working around real people, not robots.

"Diana said" did not make anything true, she was a woman who became extremely adept at portraying herself as a victim.

"Harry said" did not make anything true, he was a man who became extremely adept at portraying himself as a victim.

Uncanny - apples and trees and that.

I am criticizing the language being used by posters on here. Why post horrible insults and dehumanising language? I don't get why some people think this is necessary

I don't think some of the recent posters have read the thread. They are just pouncing and putting others down. There are many references, articles, quotes, videos in the thread all backing up what people have been saying.

For the last time, there isn't one pen incident - there are 2 with KC in a temper and just gesticulating and whingeing. He has also been rude about Camilla in a walkabout - saying "she goes on" - tantrums galore.

That's nice.

50 odd years of "training" how to behave in public was obviously wasted on this person. Even nicer!

Are you writing a Mastercard commercial?

😂😂😂

Priceless! 😁