Earl Spencer claims King Charles made inappropriate comments after Diana death

Earl Spencer has claimed that King Charles said something "monstrous" to him by phone after Princess Diana died in 1997. Spencer told the BBC that Charles sounded very happy, like someone who had just won the lottery. He also said Charles called him in anger because Spencer had suggested that Princes William and Harry should not walk behind their mother's coffin at her funeral. Spencer said he was certain about the exact words because he had only ever received two calls from Charles in his life. The Palace has denied that Charles made these comments. Spencer has written about these events in a new book. He has defended his account after the Palace rejected it.