Charles Spencer’s Memoir Details Sister Diana’s Life and Royal Struggles

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Charles Spencer's Memoir Details Sister Diana's Life and Royal Struggles

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Charles Spencer, Princess Diana’s younger brother, has released “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,” a memoir detailing his experiences and observations of his sister’s life, from her childhood to her death in 1997. The book, published on September 22, 2026, aims to present Diana’s story from her brother’s viewpoint, challenging previously accepted narratives.

Among the memoir’s notable claims is Spencer’s assertion that then-Prince Charles, now King Charles III, expressed to Diana before their 1981 wedding that he was “very happy” to marry her but “not actually in love with her.” Spencer also writes that Diana confided in him her suspicion that her husband was “in love with his valet.”

The book further recounts Spencer’s phone conversations with then-Prince Charles following Diana’s death. He alleges that Charles sounded “giddily elated – like a lottery winner” and, during an argument about funeral arrangements, stated, “Rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough!” Spencer also claims he opposed the decision for Princes William and Harry, then 15 and 12, to walk behind their mother’s coffin, calling it “barbaric” and believing Diana would not have wanted it. He suggests that this decision was partly to shield Charles from public backlash.

Buckingham Palace responded to excerpts of the book by stating 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.” Spencer has maintained the accuracy of his recollections. The memoir also touches on Diana’s potential undiagnosed ADHD and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), her outrage at her father’s second marriage, and her alleged attempt to call off her wedding after discovering a bracelet Charles bought for Camilla.

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