Piers Morgan Demands Earl Spencer Pull Diana Memoir Over Factual Error
Piers Morgan is taking legal steps to have certain pages removed from Earl Spencer's memoir, *Swan Song: Diana, My Sister*. This comes after Spencer mistakenly claimed that Morgan was the editor at the Daily Mirror when the Sunday Mirror published secret gym photos of Princess Diana on November 7, 1993. At that time, Morgan was actually with The Sun and only became editor of the Mirror in 1995. Spencer has since apologized, and Penguin plans to correct this in future editions. Morgan expressed to the BBC that he wants these pages eliminated and possibly the first edition destroyed, while also seeking damages for the King’s Trust. The memoir also includes a controversial remark attributed to King Charles regarding Diana’s funeral. Meanwhile, Prince Harry is reportedly discussing a documentary about his mother, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of her passing next year.
Key facts
- Piers Morgan called for Earl Spencer's book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister to be pulled from shelves over a factual error
- Earl Spencer apologised for incorrectly describing Morgan as editor of the Daily Mirror in 1993
- Morgan was working at The Sun in 1993 and did not join the Mirror as editor until 1995
- The Sunday Mirror published hidden-camera gym photographs of Princess Diana on 7 November 1993
- Penguin will amend the disputed point in future editions of the book
- The book was published on 22 September 2026
- Diana's 1995 settlement with Mirror Group Newspapers was never publicly disclosed, with about £1m in legal costs and about £200,000 to charities believed paid
- The book alleges King Charles said "we'll forget her soon enough" after Diana's death, drawing a Buckingham Palace response
- The Telegraph reported Prince Harry is in talks to make a documentary about Diana
- The 30th anniversary of Princess Diana's death falls next year
Entities
Artists
- Earl Spencer
- Piers Morgan
- Princess Diana
- King Charles
- Prince William
- Prince Harry
- Laura Kuenssberg
Institutions
- BBC
- Daily Mirror
- Sunday Mirror
- Mirror Group Newspapers
- The Sun
- Penguin
- Buckingham Palace
- The Telegraph
- King's Trust
- Piers Morgan Uncensored
Locations
- United Kingdom
- London