Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer releases memoir about her life

Charles Spencer, the younger brother of the late Princess Diana, has published a new memoir titled The Princess: A Life of Diana, Princess of Wales, released this week by HarperCollins. The 640‑page volume, which draws on personal letters, diaries and interviews conducted over the past two years, offers an intimate portrait of Diana’s childhood, marriage to Prince Charles, and humanitarian work, while also addressing the strained relationship between the Spencer family and the British royal household. The book arrives nearly thirty years after Diana’s death in 1997 and follows Spencer’s earlier best‑selling biography, Diana: Her Life in Pictures, which was published shortly after the funeral.

The memoir’s publication has prompted renewed public and media scrutiny of the royal family, with commentators noting that Spencer’s candid reflections on private family dynamics and previously undisclosed details could reignite longstanding tensions. The palace released a brief statement acknowledging the book’s release but declined to comment on its contents. Sales of the memoir are projected to be strong, reflecting continued global interest in Diana’s legacy, while historians suggest the work may add nuance to the historical record of the late princess’s life and the institution she married into.