Royal family news live: Prince Harry silent over Earl Spencer’s book during first public outing since UK return

Prince Harry remained silent about claims made in his uncle Earl Spencer ’s bombshell memoir about the day of Princess Diana’s death as he made his first public appearance since moving back to the UK .

Earl Spencer has claimed that King Charles sounded “giddily elated” and “like a lottery winner” on the day the Princess of Wales ’ death in his memoir Swan Song: Diary, My Sister, serialised in the Daily Mail .

The book also alleges that in the days after Diana’s death , King Charles had said: “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough”.

The Duke of Sussex, who has remained close with Earl Spencer since he stopped being a working royal, said nothing of his uncle’s book, and its reflections on his father’s attitude around his mother’s death, when asked by reporters as he attended the inaugural Invictus Spirit Awards in London.

The King, Prince William and Princess Catherine also said little of the allegations as they carried out royal engagements, with the latter two meeting residents on Scotland’s Isle of Bute while Charles presided over a gathering of the world’s leading AI companies

Responding to the latest allegations, Buckingham Palace said that the King is mindful that “grief can cloud reason” on Wednesday.

Prince Harry was seen for the first time in public since returning to the UK when he attended the inaugural Invictus Spirit Awards in London.

As he attended the event, after the King emphasised he was no longer a working member of the royal family, he said little of the bombshell revelations in his uncle’s book.

The Duke of Sussex has remained close to Earl Spencer as his relationship with the Windsors has grown strained.

The King looks set to endure a third day of controversy as the war of words between Buckingham Palace and Earl Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, continues.

In the latest extract from Earl Spencer’s book serialised in the Daily Mail , Diana’s brother claimed that the late Queen Elizabeth II considered restoring his sister’s Her Royal Highness title, which she lost when she divorced Charles.

It comes after a dispute blew up between the King and Earl Spencer, who claimed the then-prince told him, “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough”, days after Diana’s death in 1997.

Earl Spencer further claimed in his memoir of his sister that the King sounded “giddily elated… like a lottery winner” when he rang the earl following the princess’ death.

Princess Diana tried to break off her engagement to Prince Charles after finding a bracelet that he had bought for Camilla, Earl Spencer has claimed in his memoir.