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Charles 'sounded giddily elated' after Diana died, Earl Spencer claims
The Sun UK reaches for "bombshell" where BBC News stays flat.
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What happenedBuckingham Palace has strongly pushed back against claims in a new book by the late Princess of Wales's brother.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Charles 'sounded giddily elated' after Diana died, Earl Spencer claims". The right frames it as "Late Queen offered to restore Diana’s royal title on day of her funeral, claims Earl Spen...".
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Framing confidenceModerate
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CenterCharles 'sounded giddily elated' after Diana died, Earl Spencer claims
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Right / center-rightLate Queen offered to restore Diana’s royal title on day of her funeral, claims Earl Spencer in bombshell memoir
Late Queen offered to restore Diana’s royal title on day of her funeral, claims Earl Spencer in bombshell memoir
bombshell
THE late Queen offered to restore Diana's HRH title on the day of her funeral, Earl Spencer has claimed in his bombshell memoir. Diana controversially lost her royal title when her and Char...
Queen offered to restore Diana's HRH... after she died: The book so raw and revealing it's sparked a bitter war of words between the King and Earl Spencer
Earl Spencer describes in his explosive memoir - being exclusively serialised by the Daily Mail - how Queen Elizabeth proposed handing back his sister's Her Royal Highness title.
Late Queen offered to restore Diana’s royal title on day of her funeral, claims Earl Spencer in bombshell memoir
THE late Queen offered to restore Diana's HRH title on the day of her funeral, Earl Spencer has claimed in his bombshell memoir. Diana controversially lost her royal title when her and Char...