Broadcaster and former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan has announced he is launching legal action against Earl Spencer, accusing the late Princess Diana’s brother of including “demonstrable lies” in his newly released memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.
The explosive announcement was made via X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday evening, with Morgan confirming that he intends to address the claims in full during his show, Piers Morgan Uncensored. In his post, Morgan slammed the Earl’s credibility as a “supposed historian,” signaling a significant escalation in the tensions between the television personality and the Spencer family.
The legal threat comes after the publication of Swan Song, in which Earl Spencer, 62, details his memories surrounding the funeral of his sister, who died in a 1997 car crash. In the book, the Earl claims he was “flabbergasted” to learn that tabloid editors had been invited to the funeral at Westminster Abbey, despite the Royal Family’s long-standing grievances regarding the paparazzi’s treatment of Diana.
According to the memoir, Earl Spencer took it upon himself to call various newspaper editors to request they refrain from attending. He specifically recalls a tense exchange with the then-editor of the Daily Mirror, writing: “The only one who sounded surly, as opposed to merely confused or embarrassed, was Piers Morgan of the Mirror, who snarled with annoyance before he hung up.”
The book also delves into the complex relationship between Diana and the media, claiming that she often attempted to placate her “chief tormentors” by meeting them for private lunches. In one anecdotal remark recounted by the Earl, he claims his sister once joked about a particularly stressful upcoming diary entry: “Count yourself lucky—that’s the same day that I’ve got to have lunch with Piers Morgan.”
Morgan, however, has reacted with fury to the memoir, branding the publication a “grotesque” invasion of privacy and accusing the author of choosing “profit over principle.” During his broadcast, Morgan questioned the timing and motivations of the book, drawing parallels between Earl Spencer and Prince Harry.
“Can you imagine anybody making a profit out of their brother or sister’s death?” Morgan told viewers. “It’s so low, it’s inconceivable.”
The memoir has caused a wider stir for its inclusion of potentially damaging claims regarding the King, including an allegation that Charles responded to the news of Diana’s death by suggesting, “We will forget her soon enough.” Morgan argued that the book leaves readers with the impression that the King is a “callous and uncaring ogre,” further fueling his criticism of the work.
Representatives for Earl Spencer have yet to provide a formal response to the impending legal challenge. As the situation develops, observers expect the fallout from these conflicting accounts to continue dominating royal discourse.
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