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Buckingham Palace rejects claims Charles was ‘elated’
By The BriefBrief · Sources (14)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 9:05 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: Buckingham Palace said the “pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason” in response to claims by Princess Diana’s brother in a new book. The Palace statement directly disputes the assertion that King Charles was “elated” after Diana’s death.
WHO: Buckingham Palace
WHAT: Buckingham Palace rejected claims that King Charles was “elated” after Princess Diana’s death.
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026 at 10:07 AM ET
WHERE: United Kingdom
WHY: The Palace was responding to claims made by Princess Diana’s brother in a new book about King Charles’s reaction after Diana’s death.
How this story developed (showing 2 of 2 earlier reports)
Sources (14):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
BBC News,
CBS News,
CNN World,
Fox News,
Global News Canada,
NBC News,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay,
Washington Post
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