UK: Palace Disputes Claims of Diana's Brother in New Book
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Earl Spencer is no reliable narrator of Diana's life. The same man who wrote to her in 1996 branding her a manipulative liar and refusing her sanctuary at Althorp, with his own long list of troubled marriages and relationships, is now seeking his time in the spotlight. The palace's dignified response reaffirms the difference in class between the two parties.
Establishment-critical narrative
The palace's unconventional denial is a clear signal that the allegations have reminded Charles of the appalling manner in which Diana was treated. Coldness and cruelty defined that marriage while she was alive, so expecting warmth after her death is fantasy. Her brother has spent decades protecting Diana's memory and frantic smears will not succeed in suppressing the truth.
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