The late Princess of Wales, Diana, is said to have suspected that her then-fiancé, Prince Charles, had an affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles during their courtship, according to a memoir by her brother, Earl Spencer. In his book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, Earl Spencer recounts the so-called "Royal Train Scandal" of 1980. At the time, a newspaper article claimed that Charles had used a publicly funded royal train for a secret meeting with a blonde woman. Diana reportedly reacted with shock, as she was not the woman in question and had been 50 miles away that night. Buckingham Palace dismissed the allegations against Diana as a "total fabrication." According to Earl Spencer, Diana later became convinced that the mysterious blonde woman was Camilla Parker-Bowles. This belief was reinforced by the location of the railway siding, which was just 19 miles from Camilla's home. The memoir also notes that Diana found a bracelet belonging to Camilla shortly after becoming engaged to Charles in 1981. Charles later admitted to having committed adultery during his marriage to Diana, after their relationship had "irretrievably broken down." Diana and Charles had been separated since 1992 and officially began divorce proceedings in 1996. Diana tragically died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997, which shocked the world and sparked an outpouring of public grief. She was with her partner, Dodi Fayed, and their chauffeur, Henri Paul, at the time of the crash, who also died. In his memoir, Earl Spencer claims that Charles expressed contempt for Diana after her death, reportedly saying, "Rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough." He also described Charles as sounding "like a lottery winner" in the hours following her death, stating that Charles had been "giddily elated." Buckingham Palace did not directly respond to these claims but noted that they do not comment on books as a matter of principle. They also mentioned that the pain of fraternal grief can affect judgment and memory, even years after a loss.