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Earl Spencer claims King is 'gaslighting' him as row over 'monstrous' comments continues
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What happenedThe earl has said 'it is not every day you wake up to find you’ve been gaslit by the King' after Buckingham Palace hit back at claims made in Diana's brothers upcoming book.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Earl Spencer claims King is 'gaslighting' him as row over 'monstrous' comments continues". The right frames it as "Earl Spencer accuses King of gaslighting him and being 'astonishingly provocative'".
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Left / center-leftEarl Spencer claims King is 'gaslighting' him as row over 'monstrous' comments continues
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Right / center-rightEarl Spencer accuses King of gaslighting him and being 'astonishingly provocative'
Earl Spencer claims King is 'gaslighting' him as row over 'monstrous' comments continues
The earl has said 'it is not every day you wake up to find you’ve been gaslit by the King' after Buckingham Palace hit back at claims made in Diana's brothers upcoming book
