Beautiful. Beloved. Hunted. The extraordinary life and death of Diana, as
told by her brother, Charles - available to pre-order now.
'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 of his life with Diana and
the tragic week of her death.
In childhood, Charles and Diana, the youngest Spencers, were inseparable -
secretly calling one another Duch and Carlos. As each other's closest
confidantes, they roamed the family estate, endured extremely challenging
boarding schools, survived terrifying nannies and helped each other through the
agony of their parents' divorce.
Yet everything changed when Diana married the Prince of Wales, now King
Charles III, and overnight became a global icon. Charles saw his older sister
serve the world's marginalized and relish being mother to her treasured sons.
But, pursued by a barbaric press as her royal marriage crumbled, she was left
desperately alone. Charles always tried to be there for Diana - until that black
night in August, 1997.
In Swan Song, Charles Spencer provides the most intimate, loving and honest
portrait yet of his sister.
Praise for Charles Spencer's writing:
'Top marks for its searing frankness, framed in wistfully beautiful prose'
The Times
'Acutely observant, his turn of phrase is often delightful' Daily Telegraph
'A moving, heartbreaking memoir' Financial Times
'A tour de force' Washington Post