Prince William Remain Silince on Charles Spencer’s Diana Memoir After King’s Palace Response

Prince William is choosing silence over a public response to Charles Spencer’s controversial Princess Diana memoir after King Charles Palace issued an unusual statement addressing one of the Earl’s claims.

The Prince of Wales has so far avoided commenting publicly as his uncle prepares to release Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which contains a series of personal recollections about Diana and the Royal Family.

Buckingham Palace has already taken the unusual step of responding to material from the book, suggesting that grief can affect judgment and “colour memory” when addressing one disputed recollection involving Charles.

William, however, appears to be following a different approach. Despite speculation about his feelings, the future King has not personally entered the disagreement between his father and his maternal uncle.

It is understood that William has long been uncomfortable with deeply private family matters becoming public, particularly when those disclosures concern his mother and the painful circumstances surrounding her life and death.

Royal author Phil Dampier suggested William would be deeply unhappy about Diana’s death being revisited once again, but believes the Prince has deliberately decided against adding another public statement.

“He will be very upset by his mother’s death being raked up again,” Dampier told The Sun, pointing to previous controversy surrounding Martin Bashir’s 1995 Panorama interview with Diana.

That interview returned to intense public attention decades later following questions over the methods Bashir used to secure it, creating another difficult period for William as his mother’s experiences were examined again.

William publicly addressed that controversy at the time. According to Dampier, the Prince had hoped his intervention would help bring an end to repeated disputes surrounding the circumstances of Diana’s most famous interview.

“He won’t want to do it again now, nearly 30 years after his mother’s death,” Dampier said, suggesting William sees little benefit in becoming publicly involved in another disagreement over Diana.

The commentator nevertheless believes William will have strong private feelings about Spencer’s decision to publish the memoir and the attention its revelations are attracting.

“That is not to say he won’t be feeling anything about this,” Dampier explained, before suggesting William could be “silently raging” over the renewed examination of painful family history.

Dampier also described the situation as potentially “heartbreaking” for William, although those descriptions represent the royal expert’s interpretation rather than feelings publicly expressed by the Prince himself.

William has not confirmed that he is angry with Spencer, nor has he publicly criticised the memoir. His silence therefore should not be treated as direct evidence of his private reaction to his uncle’s claims.

For now, William’s decision not to respond stands in contrast to Buckingham Palace’s intervention. While Charles Spencer continues discussing Diana’s history, the Prince of Wales appears determined to avoid adding his own voice to an increasingly sensitive family disagreement.