# 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.

- Published: 2026-09-20T05:15:02.147Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T20:15:03.041Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Politics, Science and technology
- Involves: Althorp estate in Northamptonshire, Buckingham Palace, Cape Town, Daily Mirror, Dickie Arbiter, Earl Spencer, Jennie Bond, King Charles, King Charles III, Penguin, Piers Morgan, Prince Charles

## How it developed

- 2026-09-17T19:41:25.364Z - BBC News: [Charles 'sounded giddily elated' after Diana died, Earl Spencer claims](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqkg083ve78ro)
- 2026-09-18T16:01:36.904Z - BBC News: [Earl Spencer defends Diana book claims about King Charles](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmqxvd1drd35o)
- 2026-09-19T07:31:03.702Z - BBC News: [Earl Spencer's Diana book opens old wounds royals would rather forget](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr86xyne8xp2o)
- 2026-09-20T05:00:24.305Z - BBC Gujarati: [પ્રિન્સેસ ડાયનાના મૃત્યુ વિશે તેમના ભાઈએ બીબીસીને કહ્યું, 'ચાર્લ્સને એવું લાગ્યું જાણે તેમણે લૉટરી જીતી હોય' - BBC News ગુજરાતી](https://www.bbc.com/gujarati/articles/crp3k8vx1qkvo)
- 2026-09-20T05:15:02.147Z - BBC News: [Diana’s brother says Harry and Meghan face 'cancerous' press](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cv1j4794gn6po)
- 2026-09-20T15:15:01.989Z - BBC News: ['This is my final word, celebration of her', says Diana's brother](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cw62mdrjll18o)
- 2026-09-20T15:15:01.989Z - BBC News: [Earl Spencer says he felt Charles had 'giddy tone' during call after Diana's death](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c6q8jpxxv9k2o)
- 2026-09-20T15:15:01.989Z - BBC News: [Key takeaways from BBC interview as Earl Spencer defends claims about King](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cry4z1xykeleo)
- 2026-09-20T16:00:15.056Z - BBC Tamil: [டயானா மறைந்த பிறகு சார்லஸ் தொலைபேசியில் கூறியது என்ன? டயானா சகோதரர் பிபிசிக்கு பேட்டி - BBC News தமிழ்](https://www.bbc.com/tamil/articles/c6vgy0rz7jy0o)
- 2026-09-22T08:01:23.439Z - BBC News: [What we found in Earl Spencer's controversial Diana memoir](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqy7z21ekkrro)
- 2026-09-22T15:31:31.765Z - BBC News: [Earl Spencer should pull Diana book, Piers Morgan says](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr93e2nz0281o)

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