Swan Song: Diana, my sister

By Charles Spencer

Book Overview

Beautiful. Beloved. Hunted. The extraordinary life and death of Diana, as told by her brother, Charles.

"A brotherly tribute to the People's Princess, no holds barred . . . Full of love and vengeance." --The 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

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GZ6YK1L6
• ISBN13: 9798217379743
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Swan Song. Beautiful send off

I received my book yesterday and today read the last page. Could not put it down. I found it a wonderful tribute to a sister taken from his life too soon. No sensational headlines like the press has focused on. Just a warm remembrance of someone taken from this world too soon, and the pain her family suffered at her loss. As someone who lost a sister way too soon I know the loss of losing a sibling and the hope of what could have been in the future being dashed. In Diana's case not only a loss to the family a loss to humanity around the world