On 6 September 1997, Charles Spencer stood in Westminster Abbey and shared his grief for his beloved sister Diana with the whole world. Now, almost thirty years later, he recounts his life with this extraordinary woman and the tragic week of her death.
As children, Charles and Diana – the two youngest of the Spencer family – were inseparable; in secret, they called each other Duch and Carlos. Closely bonded, they roamed the family’s vast estates together, weathered challenging times at various boarding schools, survived fearsome nannies and helped each other through their parents’ divorce.
All that changed dramatically when Diana married the Prince of Wales – now King Charles III – and became a global icon overnight. Charles Spencer witnessed his sister dedicating herself to helping society’s underprivileged and finding fulfilment in her role as mother to two sons. He also saw how, when her marriage broke down and a ruthless press hounded her, she was left completely alone. Charles Spencer was always there for her – until that fateful night in August 1997.
In *SWAN SONG*, Charles Spencer gives us the most intimate, loving and honest portrait yet of his sister, Princess Diana.
‘When I’m asked what it was like growing up with Diana, my first thought is always: But I don’t even know what it would have been like not to have grown up with her …’