‘Like a lottery winner’: Charles ‘elated’ after Diana’s death, her brother’s new book claims

Earl Spencer, the brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, has alleged in his upcoming memoir that King Charles III appeared 'giddily elated' during a phone conversation on the night of Diana’s fatal car crash. Spencer compared the King's demeanor at the time to that of a lottery winner, suggesting a lack of appropriate gravity regarding the event.

Beyond the specific interaction with the King, the memoir extracts indicate that some individuals within Buckingham Palace reportedly felt a sense of relief following the Princess's death. These claims, emerging nearly three decades after the incident, provide a personal account of the royal family's internal reactions to the tragedy.