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claims in Earl Spencer’s memoir from Al Fayed ‘groping’ & shock Queen slur to Di ‘wanting to cancel wedding’    (https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/matt-wilkinson/) Matt Wilkinson  , Royal Editor  | (https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/edward-southgatethe-sun-co-uk/) Ed Southgate  , News Reporter  | (https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/samuel-creednews-co-uk/) Sam Creed  , General News Reporter  | (https://www.the-sun.com/author/ryan-merrifield/) Ryan Merrifield  , Senior News Reporter   Published:  12:27, 22 Sep 2026    (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.the-sun.com)       Add us as a preferred source           (https://www.the-sun.com/)              (https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-sun.com%2Froyals%2F17043008%2Fearl-spencer-memoir-royal-bombshell&text=Seven%20royal%20bombshells%20in%20Earl%20Spencer’s%20new%20memoir%20as%20it%20hits%20shelves)      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As the Earl’s controversial tell-all, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, hits shelves in the UK, here are some of the most bombshell claims contained within the salacious 367 pages – with (https://www.the-sun.com/where/buckingham-palace/) Buckingham Palace forced to make an “unprecedented” response. (Open a slideshow of all 10 article images.) (Earl Spencer being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg at his Althorp estate.)  10     A slew of allegations have emerged in the Earl’s shocking memoir Credit: PA   (Open a slideshow of all 10 article images.) (Queen Elizabeth II and John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer in a carriage.)  10     He alleges his father and the late Queen Elizabeth II – both pictured here after Diana and Charles’ wedding – had a ‘romantic connection’ before she met Philip Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd   Advertisement   Al Fayed ‘groping’ Earl Spencer claims (https://www.the-sun.com/who/mohamed-al-fayed/) Mohamed Al Fayed groped Diana early on in her romance with his son Dodi. The disgraced businessman, who died in 2023 aged 94, remains at the centre of more than 400 allegations of sexual misconduct. Sign up for The US Sun newsletter   Thank you!    (thesuncom) (d521698f6d)  (/royals/17043008/)  (news) () Email address      Please provide a valid email.    (Sign up)   Your info will be used in accordance with our (https://newsprivacy.co.uk/) Privacy Policy   You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email.   (1)    The Earl writes: “[Diana] told me with revulsion how, early in her romance with Dodi, Mohamed had come up to her, dropped a hand onto her buttocks and squeezed them while saying in a leery, suggestive tone, ‘And in (https://www.the-sun.com/sport/football/team/154102/egypt/) Egypt , father-in-law gets first go…’” He added: “Diana laughed as she recalled “the ghastliness of the episode.”  The Met Police are currently dealing with allegations against Al Fayed dating from 1977 to 2014.  Diana and Dodi both died in a car crash in Paris in 1997. King ‘giddy’ after Diana’s death The Earl claims King Charles was (https://www.the-sun.com/royals/17019531/king-elated-diana-death-call-earl-spencer/) “giddily elated like a lottery winner” when he called about Diana’s death.  The Earl, who said the phone was ringing constantly at the time, claimed in his book: “Unlike my other callers, who were stunned, barely able to articulate their condolences and offers of help, he sounded giddily elated – like a lottery winner, I remember thinking at the time.” Advertisement   Most read in Royals  (https://www.the-sun.com/royals/17043691/prince-william-princess-kate-digger-premiere-tom-cruise/) ()     PURPLE REIGN Kate holds Tom Cruise's hand down stairs as Beckhams join dazzling red carpet     (https://www.the-sun.com/royals/17043310/meghan-markle-seen-a-list-pal-pub/) ()     MEGHAN HER MARK Meghan seen for first time in UK as she rubs shoulders with A-list pal     (https://www.the-sun.com/royals/17039598/harry-fine-diana-book-spencer-claims/) ()     TOUCHY SUBJECT Harry is fine with Diana book, Spencer says as he reveals Prince's reaction     (https://www.the-sun.com/royals/17035843/earl-spencer-knows-things-king-charles-threat-bbc/) ()     ROW DEEPENS I know things about the King, says Earl Spencer as he launches veiled 'threat'        (Open a slideshow of all 10 article images.) (Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, in a suit, adjusting his tie while attending the Wellchild Awards.)  10     Earl Spencer claims he has turned down ‘endless’ requests to appear in a Diana documentary, including from ‘a nephew’ – believed to be Harry Credit: Getty   (Open a slideshow of all 10 article images.) (Book cover of "Swan Song: Diana, my sister" by Charles Spencer, featuring a black and white portrait of Diana.)  10     Swan Song: Diana, My Sister hit shelves in the UK today Credit: PA   King Charles was also alleged to have sounded “strangely matter-of-fact, given the enormity of the disaster,” according to the Earl. The excerpt continued: “Looking back now, I suspect the prince’s first reaction must have been to think more of how this event might free him to marry the woman he loved, rather than appreciating the loss of one he did not. “It can be hard to feel too much sympathy for an ex-spouse, or those who care for them profoundly, after bitter divorce .” Advertisement   Diana’s brother has also claimed the late (https://www.the-sun.com/royals/17024990/earl-spencer-queen-diana-car-crash/) Queen reacted “tetchily” to the news of his sister’s car crash. He said she asked, “what’s she been up to now?” before the accident’s seriousness became clear. ‘We’ll forget her soon enough’ Buckingham Palace hit back last week after it emerged Spencer  (https://www.the-sun.com/royals/17014655/charles-diana-death-earl-spencer-claim/) sensationally alleged Charles said  “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough” in his memoir.   The book claims Charles “went nuts” in a discussion about the then-very young William and Harry walking behind their mum’s coffin at her funeral. The Earl told him (https://www.the-sun.com/who/princess-diana/) Diana would not have wanted her children to endure such a public ordeal, he claims. Advertisement   (Open a slideshow of all 10 article images.) (Princess Diana in a pale blue Catherine Walker dress and Mohammed Al Fayed in a tuxedo attending a charity dinner.)  10     The Earl writes that Mohamed Al-Fayed, the late Egyptian billionaire and former owner of Harrods, groped Diana Credit: Getty   (Open a slideshow of all 10 article images.) (Prince Harry and his uncle Charles Spencer in a garden with a brick wall behind them.)  10     He appeared to suggest Harry had invited him to appear in a documentary about Diana Credit: Reuters   Earl Spencer writes: “Prince Charles continued his stream of anger without me interrupting. “Then he stopped. I assumed the pause signalled an effort to bring himself under control. “But then he unleashed down the phone what I have always taken to be his pent-up contempt for Diana, and his horror that the world was so bowled over by her death. Advertisement   “Rest assured, he hissed, ‘we’ll forget her soon enough!’” Earl Spencer says he was stunned and took a few seconds before replying flatly: “I can’t believe you just said that” and hanging up. His description of the shocking outburst threatens to reopen the wounds of the “War of the Waleses” and (https://www.the-sun.com/news/2326290/inside-charles-and-dianas-last-month-together/) Prince Charles’s bitter split and (https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/1770875/princess-diana-divorce-prince-charles/) eventual divorce from Diana . And when he was asked what his nephews will make of these allegations three decades later, he said: “Well, I don’t like to talk about what I’ve been speaking about to William and Harry. “But these words(https://www.the-sun.com/royals/17034009/claims-king-diana-funeral-wont-be-surprise-wills-harry/) will not be a surprise to them .” Advertisement   (Open a slideshow of all 10 article images.) (FILES-BRITAIN-ROYALS-BOOK)  10     Earl Spencer, Harry and William, and the then-Prince Charles arrive at Diana’s funeral Credit: AFP   (Open a slideshow of all 10 article images.) (Earl Spencer memoir)  10     The King and Earl engaged in a ‘war of words’ after Diana’s death Credit: PA   The claims about Charles have prompted an “unprecedented” response from (https://www.the-sun.com/where/buckingham-palace/) Buckingham Palace  . A Royal spokesman said: “While we do not comment on  booksas a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss.”  Diana ‘offered title back’ Diana controversially lost her royal title when (https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/1770875/princess-diana-divorce-prince-charles/) she and Charles divorced in 1996 . Advertisement   But according to (https://www.the-sun.com/who/princess-diana/) Diana ‘s brother, the Queen’s private secretary (https://www.the-sun.com/royals/9639663/robert-fellowes-queens-private-secretary-crown-now/) Robert Fellowes extended the offer to restore the title. Earl Spencer, 62, claims he received the offer from (https://www.the-sun.com/royals/12066792/harry-william-uncle-lord-robert-fellowes/) Mr Fellowes, who died in 2024 , just hours after he delivered his defiant eulogy at Diana’s funeral. He wrote: “I felt that I knew in my bones how she would view this posthumous award. “That’s very kind of the Queen, of course. But what’s the point, Robert? Now? I mean – Diana’s dead.” Diana ‘wanted to cancel wedding’ Prior to marrying the then-Prince Charles in 1981, Spencer claims Diana told their father she could not go through with the wedding. Advertisement   (Open a slideshow of all 10 article images.) (Diana, Queen Elizabeth Ii)  10     The late Queen and Princess Diana in 1997 Credit: AP:Associated Press   (Open a slideshow of all 10 article images.) (NINTCHDBPICT000311731585)  10     The Queen talking to a young Prince Harry at he Queen Mother’s 97th birthday celebrations Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd   He says that his sister wanted to call off the marriage after Prince Andrew’s 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle just months prior. The book reads: “Only much later did I find out the sad tale behind that night of royal birthday celebration for Diana.  “She had been greatly looking forward to being reunited with Prince Charles, who had returned that day from an official trip to New York.  Advertisement   “But he had shown next to no interest in her, and she – deeply hurt, confused and increasingly concerned – danced with others, including me, instead. “Immediately after that evening of escalating heartbreak, Diana went to see my father.  “She told him she could not go through with marriage to a man who clearly did not love her.  “My father was appalled and said it was impossible to pull out of such an enormous commitment at that point.” ‘Harry’ documentary invite Earl Spencer also appears to nod to an invitation from Harry to appear on a documentary about his late sister in his controversial book. Advertisement   Last year, The Sun exclusively revealed Harry was considering options for a Diana documentary. The Duke of Sussex has held talks over several projects amid claims he has been approaching friends and family asking them to take part, according to the Earl. He writes: “So why write this now? With the thirtieth anniversary of Diana’s death in view, I was again declining endless requests to appear on documentaries about her… “… from, to name a few, a nephew, from Diana’s biographer Andrew Morton , and from (https://www.the-sun.com/who/tony-blair/) Tony Blair and spin doctor, Alastair Campbell.” Queen’s ‘secret romance’ The Earl also writes that his father was romantically linked to the late Queen Elizabeth II before she ascended to the throne. Advertisement   But John Spencer was warned away by Lord Mountbatten, it is claimed. Their meeting is understood to have been before her relationship with (https://www.the-sun.com/who/prince-philip/) Prince Philip . Spencer writes: “My father, a soldier and a courtier who years before, as an equerry, had had a romantic connection with the future Queen Elizabeth II, which was ended by Lord Mountbatten.  “He summoned my father and told him that any ambitions he had for securing her affections were out of the question.” RECOMMENDED STORIES        The book has prompted an “unprecedented” response from (https://www.the-sun.com/where/buckingham-palace/) Buckingham Palace  . 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