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Royal row between King Charles and Earl Spencer 2

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Viviennemary · 18/09/2026 14:17

Buckingham Palace have said they won't be commenting further on the book. But I expect plenty of others will be and it's not even published yet so I started this second thread. I really liked Diana and thought she got treated shabbily by Charles. But really writing a book of gripes 30 years later is not on imho. I noticed on the news Harry declined to comment on it. Sensible decision for once.

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SeptemberRains · 19/09/2026 17:10

@noonames
I read that Diana wanted the Garden House. Police advised against it due to it being only 100 yards from the main road meaning security would be challenging.

IAmATorturedPoet · 19/09/2026 17:11

Anecdotally , my brother bought into a fair few conspiracy theories, courtesy of some rather dubious you-tubers, when he was younger. We got a bit concerned at one point but, pleased to report he came out the other side and now he’s a bit embarrassed when he looks back on that time.

noonames · 19/09/2026 17:13

Spencer is believed. He is believed worldwide .

Hmm - have a look online. There is a lot of disbelief being shown in newspaper comment sections and on social media. And on this thread, 2:1.

OctopusFriend · 19/09/2026 17:13

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 17:04

I've watched loads of documentaries hun. I stand by my opinion.

people are very naive if you think that the Royal Family wouldnt kill someone. Look at how much power they have. Look at what Prince Andrew was found to be doing. People would have thought that to be unbelievable until it came out

You've watched documentaries, hun?
On YouTube I'm guessing?
Ok. You carry on - enjoy!

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 17:14

IAmATorturedPoet · 19/09/2026 17:11

Anecdotally , my brother bought into a fair few conspiracy theories, courtesy of some rather dubious you-tubers, when he was younger. We got a bit concerned at one point but, pleased to report he came out the other side and now he’s a bit embarrassed when he looks back on that time.

I think the crazier people are the ones on here who think the Royal Family can do no wrong.

Have you heard of Prince Andrew? What did he do again?

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 17:16

OctopusFriend · 19/09/2026 17:13

You've watched documentaries, hun?
On YouTube I'm guessing?
Ok. You carry on - enjoy!

I don't give two hoots what you think of me pet, I don't know why you think that do.

Is it all of the Royal family that you think are not capable of doing any wrongdoing then?

Why is that? Is it just because they are Royal?

noonames · 19/09/2026 17:17

SeptemberRains · 19/09/2026 17:10

@noonames
I read that Diana wanted the Garden House. Police advised against it due to it being only 100 yards from the main road meaning security would be challenging.

In the letter to Diana where he tells her no, her brother says he didn’t want his and his wife’s lives to be disrupted, and that he was employing a new staff member who would be moving into the house he had previously agreed she could have.

OctopusFriend · 19/09/2026 17:17

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 17:16

I don't give two hoots what you think of me pet, I don't know why you think that do.

Is it all of the Royal family that you think are not capable of doing any wrongdoing then?

Why is that? Is it just because they are Royal?

Your first sentence is irrelevant. If you want to watch these programmes on whatever platform, that's your choice.
Enjoy!

IAmATorturedPoet · 19/09/2026 17:18

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 17:14

I think the crazier people are the ones on here who think the Royal Family can do no wrong.

Have you heard of Prince Andrew? What did he do again?

Who on here thinks that?

AcquadiP · 19/09/2026 17:18

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 16:59

How does it require Henri Paul to be willing to commit suicide. Who said that he was in on it.

What I have read is reports of a laser being seen to be shined at the car in the Tunnel just before it crashed

There were paparazzi on two motorcycles who managed to get very close to the Mercedes. The "laser" was almost certainly camera flashes that were intensified by being in a tunnel.

SeptemberRains · 19/09/2026 17:20

In an interview on Radio 4 today David Dimbleby has said that to this day Diana is still deeply resented by Buckingham Palace. He is a long standing and very respected commentator on many issues.

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 17:21

IAmATorturedPoet · 19/09/2026 17:18

Who on here thinks that?

The ones who write that it's a crazy idea and a conspiracy idea, that Charles could possibly kill his ex wife. Just because he is Royal.

If a regular woman wrote in a letter to her friend 'my husband is planning an accident in my car' and then she was killed in a car crash. People would be suspicious.

Sadly, too many men HAVE killed their ex wives.

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 17:22

AcquadiP · 19/09/2026 17:18

There were paparazzi on two motorcycles who managed to get very close to the Mercedes. The "laser" was almost certainly camera flashes that were intensified by being in a tunnel.

I disagree.

Serenster · 19/09/2026 17:23

noonames · 19/09/2026 17:17

In the letter to Diana where he tells her no, her brother says he didn’t want his and his wife’s lives to be disrupted, and that he was employing a new staff member who would be moving into the house he had previously agreed she could have.

Here’s part of the letter he wrote her

"I know you will be disappointed but I know I am doing the right thing for my wife and children. I am just sorry I cannot help my sister! Seriously though, there are farmhouses around here that may well not interfere with us, but I cannot afford to give them rent-free, although I wish I could. In theory, it would be lovely to help you out and I am sorry I can't do that. Victoria and I really value our privacy and the combined pressure of the Northants police, neighbours and friends have definitely compromised that. If you are really interested in renting a farmhouse, either here or in Warwickshire or Norfolk, that would be wonderful”.

jeffgoldblum · 19/09/2026 17:24

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 17:14

I think the crazier people are the ones on here who think the Royal Family can do no wrong.

Have you heard of Prince Andrew? What did he do again?

Who’s prince Andrew?

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 17:26

jeffgoldblum · 19/09/2026 17:24

Who’s prince Andrew?

Oh just some old pervert

OctopusFriend · 19/09/2026 17:27

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 17:26

Oh just some old pervert

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😂😂😂

Serenster · 19/09/2026 17:28

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 16:39

I'm sorry but I think your naive if you don't think that the Royal Family are capable of killing someone.

Diana wrote in a letter about how she thought the Royal Family were going to plan for her to be in a car crash

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Diana wrote in the very same letter that Charles was planning the car crash so he could marry Tiggy Legge-Bourke, the boys’ nanny, and that Camilla was “just a decoy”. Funny no one ever mentions that context…

jeffgoldblum · 19/09/2026 17:28

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 17:26

Oh just some old pervert

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I thought he was killed and replaced by a kgb agent!

OctopusFriend · 19/09/2026 17:28

Serenster · 19/09/2026 17:28

Diana wrote in the very same letter that Charles was planning the car crash so he could marry Tiggy Legge-Bourke, the boys’ nanny, and that Camilla was “just a decoy”. Funny no one ever mentions that context…

Really?! Was Tiggy the third person in the marriage?

OctopusFriend · 19/09/2026 17:29

jeffgoldblum · 19/09/2026 17:28

I thought he was killed and replaced by a kgb agent!

🤯

Theunamedcat · 19/09/2026 17:31

OctopusFriend · 19/09/2026 17:28

Really?! Was Tiggy the third person in the marriage?

No she was the nanny but diana spread nasty rumours claiming she had an abortion cost her the job and destroyed her socially

bingobangs · 19/09/2026 17:31

OctopusFriend · 19/09/2026 16:53

Has she told you about her stint at the National Theatre? White water rafting? Making coasters out of cork? Tap dancing with Martin Sheen? No, then she hasn't told you her life story.

Nobody cares, well you might!

Flufffluff11 · 19/09/2026 17:31

Serenster · 19/09/2026 17:28

Diana wrote in the very same letter that Charles was planning the car crash so he could marry Tiggy Legge-Bourke, the boys’ nanny, and that Camilla was “just a decoy”. Funny no one ever mentions that context…

People have said that Martin Bashir told Princess Diana that Charles and Tiggy Legge Bourke were having an affair. He produced forged papers to prove it to her.

No one has said that Martin Bashir told her that Charles was planning a crash in her car

OctopusFriend · 19/09/2026 17:32

Theunamedcat · 19/09/2026 17:31

No she was the nanny but diana spread nasty rumours claiming she had an abortion cost her the job and destroyed her socially

What?! This just gets worse. Why did Diana hate Tiggy?.

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