Swan Song: Diana, My Sister
Diana, my sister
$47.99
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
23 September 2026
Summary
Beautiful. Beloved. Hunted. The extraordinary life and death of Diana, as told by her brother, Charles
‘When asked, ‘What was it like, growing up with Diana?’, my first thought is always, But I don’t know what it was like not to grow up with her…’
In September 1997, Charles Spencer stood in Westminster Abbey before a watching world and shared his grief at losing his beloved sister, Diana. Now, nearly thirty years later, he tells the astonishing story …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241825594 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241825598 |
| Author: | Charles Spencer |
| Publisher: | Penguin UK |
| Imprint: | Michael Joseph |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 23 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 64g |
| Dimensions: | 35mm x 164mm x 264mm |
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Critics Review
Head-spinning, fascinating, truly touching, devastating. A portrait of Diana that is affectionate, sad, and lovely * Guardian *
Explosive, devastating, astonishing, extraordinary * Daily Mail *
Compelling, fascinating, a solemn act of brotherly devotion * The Times *
A poignant, honest portrayal … and one that will endure * Daily Express *
Credible and candid and vitally it re-centres Diana, whom the Palace have been wiping from national memory for many years. I was moved to tears * Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, i *
A brotherly tribute to the People’s Princess, no holds barred … Full of love and vengeance * New York Times *
Charles Spencer was there for all this history, indelibly present in one of the most iconic tableaux of the late 20th century. After holding back for so long, his memoir finally tells us what it was like * Tina Brown, Fresh Hell Substack *
Charles Spencer
CHARLES SPENCER is an author, historian, public speaker, broadcaster and journalist. He is also the 9th Earl Spencer. Spencer is the author of nine books including four Sunday Times bestsellers – The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream, Blenheim: Battle for Europe (shortlisted for History Book of the Year, National Book Awards), Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I and To Catch a King: Charles II’ s Great Escape. His first volume of memoirs is the critically acclaimed no. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, A Very Private School.
A globally in demand keynote speaker, he worked for NBC News as an on-air correspondent from 1986 to 1995. He has presented for the History Channel, was a co-host of the hit Rabbit Hole Detectives podcast, and has written for many newspapers and magazines. He is a columnist for the Financial Times. Spencer was educated at Eton College, and at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he obtained his MA in Modern History. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
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