King Charles Former Butler Reveals Secret Diana Instructions by Then Prince As Spencer Row Deepens
King Charles former butler has challenged Charles Spencer’s controversial account by revealing previously undisclosed instructions he says the then Prince gave to carefully preserve Princess Diana’s belongings for Prince William and Prince Harry and future generations.
The revelation comes as the public disagreement surrounding Spencer’s Swan Song: Diana, My Sister continues, with the Earl making several damaging and disputed claims about Charles following Diana’s death.
Buckingham Palace took the unusual step of responding to the memoir, suggesting that the pain of “fraternal grief” can affect judgment and colour memories even many years after a devastating loss.
The controversy intensified when Piers Morgan identified an inaccurate passage concerning his employment at the time photographs of Diana were published, prompting Spencer to apologise for that particular error.
Spencer has nevertheless continued standing by his other recollections, including his allegation that Charles told him Diana would be forgotten “soon enough” during a disagreement after her death.
Now, a former royal butler named Grant has directly challenged that account during a discussion with Morgan and Jo Elvin, saying simply: “I don’t believe him.”
Grant went further by suggesting that Spencer’s current approach made it appear as though “he almost wants to destroy” the monarchy, although that represents the former butler’s personal interpretation of the Earl’s motives.
Addressing the alleged remark about Diana being forgotten, Grant said his own experiences inside Charles’ household did not fit with Spencer’s description of events.
“I remember at Highgrove that there were many, many memories of Princess Diana, that are still around,” he said. “He didn’t try to make it disappear.”
The former butler then disclosed what he described as private instructions he received directly from Charles after Diana’s death, revealing details he said he had not previously shared publicly.
“Under the instructions of the then-Prince of Wales, Diana had a lot of items after her death, he asked me log them, photograph them,” Grant recalled.
He said those belongings were then preserved rather than discarded, adding: “They have been kept safely and securely for the future for both William and Harry, and the grandchildren.”
Grant argued that those instructions were difficult to reconcile with the suggestion that Charles wanted Diana’s memory erased, asking: “So, why would you do that for somebody you want forgotten? It doesn’t make sense.”
His account does not independently prove what was said during private conversations between Charles and Spencer nearly three decades ago, and Spencer continues to stand by his recollections. However, the former butler’s description offers a sharply different picture of Charles’ actions after Diana’s death, adding another significant voice to the increasingly contested debate surrounding Spencer’s memoir.
