Harry ‘completely fine’ with Diana memoir, Earl Spencer says

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-21 · by Ellie Ng

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Earl Spencer has defended claims made in his upcoming memoir "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," which sparked a conflict with Buckingham Palace over how the late Princess Diana's brother, Charles, was portrayed after her death in 1997. Despite palace concerns about potential embarrassing revelations, Earl Spencer assured that he did not compromise privacy or write a scandalous book but instead focused on celebrating Diana’s influence on her sons as “two little boys who had the most exceptional mother.” He also stated that Harry is planning to produce a documentary for the 30th anniversary of Diana's death.

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Earl Spencer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has spoken out in support of his nephew Prince Harry's memoir project titled "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister." Earl Spencer clarified that the book focuses on Harry and himself as children, highlighting Diana's exceptional motherhood. This comes after Buckingham Palace criticized the book's content, with a spokesperson suggesting it might cloud judgment about historical events due to emotional pain. The palace expressed concern over how Charles and William would be portrayed in the memoir. Despite this, Earl Spencer assured that there is nothing embarrassing about them in the book. Additionally, reports suggest that Harry is planning a documentary for the 30th anniversary of Diana's death in 1997.

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“I respect the institution of the Crown, and I know that most people in Britain do, especially the older generation, but when I’m writing this book, I’m not interested in who people are in terms of status,” he added.

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🔮 And I think it’s natural that people so in the public eye are concerned how they will come across in the book.

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Harry ‘completely fine’ with Diana memoir, Earl Spencer says · assertive framing

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The earl has made a series of claims about the King in Swan Song: Diana, My Sister – including that Charles said “we’ll forget her soon enough” after she died – which has prompted a war of words between him and Buckingham Palace. uncertain

which → make → him

A palace spokesman said last week that the King is “mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognise”. asserted

others → say → ways

“He said, I hope there’s nothing embarrassing about him in it. asserted

I → say → it

I said, ‘There isn’t’. asserted

I → say → ?

“I think they were actually worried where I was going up to with the book. asserted

I → think → book

“It pretty much ends in 1997 with Diana’s death, and there’s a tiny postscript by the grave. asserted

It → end → grave

“So I think there was this, ‘Gosh, what’s he written about?’ asserted

he → think → what

And I think it’s natural that people so in the public eye are concerned how they will come across in the book. asserted

they → think → book

“But I could reassure both of them that they’re of course in the book, but really as examples of two little boys who had the most exceptional mother, I’m not in any way compromising their privacy at all.” uncertain

I → reassure → privacy

It comes amid reports that Harry is planning a documentary about Diana for the 30th anniversary of her death next year. asserted

Harry → come → death

The earl admitted to “concern” about how William and Harry would feel about his portrayal of their father, but added he is “not here” to write a “scandalous book” about the King. asserted

he → admit → King

He told the magazine he did “not really” have any fear about writing so candidly about Charles. asserted

he → tell → Charles

he → respect → status

“I’m looking at them as people. asserted

I → look → people

And the central person, the only one that really matters, is Diana.” asserted

that → matter → ?

The earl said he believes his sister would have liked the book. asserted

sister → say → book

“She always loved it when I paid compliments, and this is 350 pages of compliments,” he said The book is due to be published on Tuesday. asserted

book → love → Tuesday

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