Charles Spencer says he has spoken to Prince William and Prince Harry since his memoir about Princess Diana came out last week. He has not asked if they approve; Harry asked whether anything in it would embarrass him, and Spencer said it would not.
Spencer said he kept the book private and told William, Harry and his sisters at the same time shortly before its release. He wanted to ensure his nephews were not seen as involved; the book ends with Diana’s death in 1997 and a brief postscript at her grave.
Spencer said he had opposed William and Harry, who were 15 and 12 when Diana died, walking in their mother’s funeral procession, and still felt guilty about not stopping them. After a preview appeared, Buckingham Palace said it does not comment on books as a matter of principle and that grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and color memory. Spencer later said on the BBC, “I’m telling the truth.”
