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Charles 'sounded giddily elated' after Diana died, Earl Spencer claims

Earl Spencer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has claimed King Charles "sounded giddily elated" when he called him after her death in 1997.

BBC News3 sources1 min readFiled September 17, 2026

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    டயானா மறைந்த பிறகு சார்லஸ் தொலைபேசியில் கூறியது என்ன? டயானா சகோதரர் பிபிசிக்கு பேட்டி - BBC News தமிழ்
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  8. BBC Gujarati
    પ્રિન્સેસ ડાયનાના મૃત્યુ વિશે તેમના ભાઈએ બીબીસીને કહ્યું, 'ચાર્લ્સને એવું લાગ્યું જાણે તેમણે લૉટરી જીતી હોય' - BBC News ગુજરાતી
  9. BBC News
    Earl Spencer's Diana book opens old wounds royals would rather forget
  10. BBC News
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  11. BBC NewsBroke it
    Charles 'sounded giddily elated' after Diana died, Earl Spencer claims

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