First published 2026
Charles Spencer opens with a simple truth about his relationship with Diana. He cannot imagine childhood without her. The youngest Spencer children called each other Duch and Carlos. They explored their family estate together and survived harsh boarding schools and cruel nannies. They supported each other through their parents' bitter divorce. Diana's marriage to Prince Charles changed everything. She became a global figure overnight. Spencer watched his sister dedicate herself to helping marginalized people around the world. He saw her joy as a mother to William and Harry. He also witnessed her isolation as her marriage fell apart and the press hunted her relentlessly. Spencer tried to support Diana through her darkest moments until that fatal night in Paris in August 1997. Nearly thirty years after delivering her eulogy at Westminster Abbey, he offers his most personal account of Diana's life and death.
Genres: biography, history, 20th-century, memoir, non-fiction, family-drama
Vibes: candid, emotional, intimate, melancholic, poignant, reflective
Tropes: coming-of-age, personal-tragedy, retrospective-narrative, sibling-bond
Setting: Westminster Abbey, Paris, Spencer family estate, United Kingdom
Period: 1997, 20th century, 1960s-1990s
384 pages · Hardcover · Penguin Press
Content warnings: death, emotional-abuse