Business as usual for King Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton despite Earl Spencer’s damning comments

Business as usual for King Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton despite Earl Spencer’s damning comments The senior members of the Royal Family have all taken on engagements today, ignoring the drama surrounding Princess Diana’s brother and claims made in his book Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer has levelled a major accusation against King Charles and the monarchy, but the Royal Family are carrying on business as usual with a jam-packed day of engagements. On Wednesday, an excerpt from Spencer’s book - titled Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which is set to be released next week - was published by the Mail Online in which Earl Spencer said the royal family would "forget her soon enough" following Diana’s tragic death in 1997. But despite the accusation, King Charles appeared unbothered today as he hosted a summit at Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, hosting a number of industry leaders in the artificial intelligence sector. King Charles urges AI leaders to put humanity first The King told an audience that included bosses from Nvidia, Anthropic, Google DeepMind and OpenAI that decisions taken today on the technology will “shape the world inherited by future generations”, and he called on them to ensure that as they develop the technology, “our humanity remains sacred”. Giving his opening address, Charles told the audience the development of AI is “both intriguing and deeply concerning in equal measure.” He said: “AI is already showing its immense capacity to improve and save life – for example, in the field of life sciences and medicine. “Yet, those who have created these technologies are now increasingly warning that AI risks developing darker capacities – perhaps even to take life. In this regard, if I may say so, there seems urgency in adequately considering the existential dangers of such technologies falling into the wrong hands, and being used in potentially catastrophic ways. Surely, we need sufficient means of control before it is all too late.” Kate’s got the upper hand Soon after the King’s event, the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived on the Isle of Bute for a day of engagements. The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay, as they are known when they’re in Scotland, started their day at the Bute Shinty Club, where they pitched in with local communities and volunteers before joining in for a game. Kate and William watched an under-17s shinty game - a traditional Gaelic game played with a curved wooden stick, known as a caman, and a small leather ball - before marching onto the pitch to take part in a penalty shootout. William stepped up first, fluffed his first shot and the ball bobbled away - but he connected with the second attempt. Kate was cheered onto the pitch by the crowd and raised her fist in the air in mock acknowledgement of their support. William l called out ‘long run up’ as Kate stepped up to take her first attempt. 'I was a bit worried I was going to take someone’s teeth out' The princess joined in the laughter as she missed the ball entirely performing an air shot. After William suggested she take just one step up to the ball, Kate struck her second attempt cleanly. The ball whistled by the goal post and was inches away from striking kit-wearing bystander Andy McAlindon, an influencer known as Andy The Highlander, who said afterwards: “I was standing by the goal as Her Royal Highness took her third shot and she narrowly missed me. It was a great shot and she said sorry.” Kate then came face-to-face with Andy and said to him: "I was a bit worried I was going to take someone’s teeth out". Before trying their hand at the game, they met players in the clubhouse. As the game was being explained to them, William said: “We both played hockey at St Andrews and seen shinty but not played. It looks a bit bruising.” William and Kate embrace island life Barry Martin, chairman of Bute Shinty Club, said: “The Shinty Club is very much part of the community on the island. It’s (Kate and William’s visit) right up there, it’s an honour, and in fact they’ve taken on titles of Duke and Duchess of Rothesay." “I would have thought they would have seen shinty at St Andrews… I would have thought they would have come across the game before. It’s a tremendous honour as it’s their first visit to the island with new titles.” Elsewhere at the club, William and Kate posed for a photo with 95-year-old resident Jenny Salli. Following their visit to the Shinty Club, William and Kate travelled to Ettrick Bay to meet the team behind Beachwatch Bute and learn about their efforts to protect and preserve the island's coastline. They joined in a clean up effort along the coast line to pick up rubbish, before taking a ride along the beach in a tractor. Finishing up the day, the Prince and Princess of Wales visited the community-owned Anchor Tavern Pub & Hub in Port Bannatyne. Charles, William and Kate’s outings come after the Palace shared an unprecedented statement against Earl Spencer’s claims. Charles Spencer had alleged the monarch - when he was Prince of Wales - expressed "pent-up contempt for Diana" after her death. However, the King said Charles Spencer's grief of losing his sister had resulted in his memory of events being distorted. A spokesman for the King said: "While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss." According to Charles Spencer's devastating new memoir, King Charles told Princess Diana ’s brother days after her tragic death “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough”.