Prince William’s Reported One-Word Nickname for Prince Harry and Charles Spencer Revealed
Prince William has reportedly reacted angrily to the close relationship between his younger brother, Prince Harry, and their uncle, Charles Spencer, with one harsh word said to capture how he views their alliance: “traitors.”
According to a source cited by HeatWorld, William is frustrated by the bond Harry has developed with Diana’s brother. The source claimed that William was “incensed” by the alliance and had referred to both Harry and Earl Spencer as traitors.
The reported tension comes amid renewed attention surrounding Spencer’s memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which revisits Princess Diana’s life, her troubled marriage to then-Prince Charles, and the events surrounding her death in 1997.
Charles Spencer’s account of Diana’s final days
One of the most sensitive passages concerns the aftermath of Diana’s death and the decision to have her sons walk behind her coffin during the funeral procession.
William was 15 and Harry was 12 when their mother died. Spencer has said he objected to the boys taking part in the procession because of their age and the circumstances surrounding Diana’s death.
In his account, Spencer recalled a conversation with Charles in which the then-Prince of Wales allegedly told him, “Rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough.”
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Spencer later repeated the claim during a BBC interview, insisting that he had been paying close attention to the conversation.
“I was hyper-alert to what he was saying, and those are precisely the words he said. And I promise that to you now. Genuinely, that is what he said,” Spencer said.
Buckingham Palace disputed Spencer’s recollection. A palace spokesperson suggested that grief can “cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory.”
Spencer also wrote that Charles sounded “giddily elated” during their conversation following Diana’s death, adding another controversial detail to his account of the period.
What Charles Spencer said about Harry and William
Despite the book’s revelations about the royal family, Spencer has maintained that his intention was not to produce a sensational exposé of Charles.
Speaking to People, he acknowledged that he could have written a much more damaging account if that had been his goal.
“If I wanted to write a scandalous book about Prince Charles or King Charles as he is now, it would really be a jaw-dropper, but I’m not here to do that,” Spencer said.
He also explained that he deliberately kept the project private while he was writing it. William and Harry were not told about the memoir until later.
Spencer said he informed the four people concerned at the same time and maintained that Harry was comfortable with the book.
“All four of them, I told them exactly the same time. And I can say that Harry is completely fine about it,” he said.
During an appearance on CBS Mornings, Spencer further explained why he had kept the memoir from members of the family until shortly before its public release.
“I didn’t tell any of the family until just before it was released publicly as a thing because I didn’t want anyone to think—particularly with Harry, who people know I had to stay in the summer—that he was in any way involved in this. It was really important for me that they weren’t,” he said.
Spencer said Harry was not exposed in the memoir
According to Spencer, Harry was concerned about whether the book contained anything embarrassing about him.
Harry reportedly asked his uncle directly whether there was anything in the memoir that could put him in an uncomfortable position. Spencer said there was not.
The brothers, he explained, appeared in the book primarily in their roles as Diana’s sons. Spencer also said he had no intention of revealing information that would compromise their privacy.
The 62-year-old author’s comments appeared to distinguish his treatment of Diana’s sons from the more contentious material concerning the wider royal family.
A different account claims Harry saw the book early
Another account, however, has raised questions about exactly how much Harry knew about the memoir before its release.
According to Rob Shuter’s Naughty But Nice report, a source claimed that Harry had received the book weeks before it became public.
The source alleged that Spencer wanted Harry to know exactly what he planned to reveal about Diana before the rest of the world read the memoir.
“Harry had the book weeks ago. Charles Spencer wanted Harry to understand exactly what he was going to say about Diana before the world read it. Harry was brought inside the circle. William was kept outside it,” the source claimed.
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The same insider portrayed the alleged difference in treatment as particularly significant, arguing that it went beyond simply allowing Harry to read a manuscript.
“That’s what really stings. This wasn’t just Harry being shown a manuscript. It was a statement about trust. Nearly 30 years after Diana’s death, the divisions inside her family are still painfully alive,” the source said.
The claim contrasts with Spencer’s public explanation that he told the family about the memoir at the same time and that Harry was not involved in its creation.
Harry and Spencer’s connection remains under scrutiny
Harry’s relationship with his maternal uncle has received particular attention because of their shared connection to Diana and the continuing tensions within the royal family.
According to Town & Country, Harry discussed the memoir with Spencer during his visit to Althorp, the Spencer family estate.
That reported conversation has added another layer to speculation over the brothers’ differing relationships with their uncle. While Spencer has publicly insisted that Harry was not involved in the memoir and that he sought to protect both brothers’ privacy, the separate claim that Harry received the book weeks before publication suggests a different level of communication between the two.
The conflicting accounts leave the circumstances surrounding the memoir open to interpretation. What is clear from Spencer’s own comments is that he wanted to tell Diana’s story on his terms, while avoiding material that he believed would compromise William and Harry’s privacy.
Against that backdrop, the reported description of Harry and Spencer as “traitors” highlights how sensitive the memoir has become within a family whose divisions have continued decades after Diana’s death.
