New Diana Memoir Claim Reignites Questions About Charles and Princess Diana's Marriage

The claim appears in a forthcoming memoir and has reignited discussion surrounding one of the Royal Family's most scrutinised marriages.

Princess Diana’s brother has made an extraordinary new claim about the breakdown of her marriage, alleging that the late Princess once told him her husband was “in love with his valet”. Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer, recalls the private conversation in his forthcoming memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, as he prepares to share his version of events nearly three decades after Diana’s death.

Earl Spencer appears on the BBC discussing claims from his forthcoming memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, in which he recounts private conversations with Princess Diana about the breakdown of her marriage to the then-Prince Charles.

According to Spencer, Diana made the remark during lunch at a London restaurant after announcing that she intended to seek a divorce. When he reportedly warned that the public had invested heavily in the royal “fairytale”, Diana allegedly responded: “But my husband is in love with his valet.” The valet is not identified in the published excerpt, and Spencer’s recollection has not been independently verified. ITV News reports that the memoir contains several disputed allegations concerning the King and Diana’s troubled marriage.

The claim has prompted speculation online about King Charles’s sexuality, with some interpreting Diana’s alleged words as suggesting he may be bisexual. However, that conclusion is not established by Spencer’s account. The remark represents Diana’s reported belief at the time—not proof of a romantic or sexual relationship, nor confirmation of how the King identifies. Similar rumours circulated years ago but were firmly rejected by Charles’s representatives, while an investigation into separate allegations involving members of the royal household found them unsubstantiated.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana are pictured together during their marriage, which captivated global audiences for years before its highly publicised breakdown. New claims made by Earl Spencer in his forthcoming memoir have renewed discussion about the challenges that existed behind the royal couple's public image.

Buckingham Palace has issued a broader response to Spencer’s memoir, saying that grief can “cloud reason, affect judgement and colour memory”, while the Earl insists he is telling the truth and recording history as he witnessed it. The explosive allegation will undoubtedly reignite debate over what truly happened behind palace doors—but it also raises a crucial question: is this a long-suppressed part of Diana’s story, or an unproven private suspicion now being presented to the world as fact?

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