{"product_id":"swan-song-diana-my-sister-9798217379743","title":"Swan Song: Diana, My Sister","description":"\u003cb\u003eBeautiful. Beloved. Hunted. The extraordinary life and death of Diana, as told by her brother, Charles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"When asked, 'What was it like, growing up with Diana?', my first thought is always, But I don't know what it was like \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003eto grow up with her...\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn September 1997, Charles Spencer stood in Westminster Abbey before a watching world and shared his grief at losing his beloved sister, Diana. Now, nearly thirty years later, he tells the astonishing story of his life with Diana and the tragic week of her death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn childhood, Charles and Diana, the youngest Spencers, were inseparable - secretly calling one another Duch and Carlos. As each other's closest confidantes, they roamed the family estate, endured extremely challenging boarding schools, survived terrifying nannies, and helped each other through the agony of their parents' divorce. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet everything changed when Diana married the Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, and overnight became a global icon. Charles saw his older sister serve the world's marginalized and relish being mother to her treasured sons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut, pursued by a barbaric press as her royal marriage crumbled, she was left desperately alone. Charles always tried to be there for Diana - until that black night in August, 1997. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSwan Song\u003c\/i\u003e, Charles Spencer provides the most intimate, loving, and honest portrait yet of his sister.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Spencer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.36w x 1.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217379743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Spencer is an author, historian, public speaker, broadcaster, and journalist. He is also the 9th Earl Spencer. Spencer is the author of nine nonfiction books, including four \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. A globally in-demand keynote speaker, he worked for NBC News as an on-air correspondent from 1986 to 1995. He has presented for the History Channel, was a co-host of the hit \u003ci\u003eRabbit Hole Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e podcast, and has written for many newspapers and magazines. He is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpencer was educated at Eton College, and at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he obtained his MA in Modern History. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Charles Spencer \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48969052487837,"sku":"9798217379743","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_06e8ae6c-11b0-4c92-9cb6-ce110b1a9d4b.jpg?v=1790753612","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/swan-song-diana-my-sister-9798217379743","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}