29 days ago · Global
Charles 'Sounded Giddily Elated' Over Diana's Death: Earl Spencer

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. CBS News, NBC News Top Stories, and BBC News UK are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 18 Sept 2026, 06:17 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Charles 'Sounded Giddily Elated' Over Diana's Death: Earl Spencer”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Explosive excerpts from Earl Spencer’s upcoming memoir portray then-Prince Charles behind the scenes as cold hearted about the day Princess Diana died, with Spencer writing Charles “sounded giddily elated, like a lottery winner.” Buckingham Palace has issued a rare and strongly worded denial.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by BBC News UK
Charles 'sounded giddily elated' after Diana died, Earl Spencer claims
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Charles 'Sounded Giddily Elated' Over Diana's Death: Earl Spencer
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Diana’s brother says Charles sounded ‘giddily elated’ after her death
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Princess Diana’s brother says King Charles sounded ‘giddily elated’ after her death
- Picked up by CBS News
Princess Diana's brother claims Charles sounded "elated" after she died
- New development reported by CBS News
Charles sounded "like a lottery winner" after Princess Diana died, brother says
Same story, different outlets
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