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Swan Song

by Charles Spencer

Hardcover384 pages2026

No. 6 in Top 10 Non Fiction
Cover of Swan Song

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About this book

'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.

Book details

Author
Charles Spencer
Format
Hardcover
Pages
384
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin Random House South Africa
Published
1 September 2026
Category
Non Fiction
ISBN
9780241825594