Earl Spencer’s new memoir about Princess Diana has come under fresh scrutiny over its content. The book is already facing questions over disputed claims, prompting concerns about whether other passages may also require review. Now, sources claim the controversy has led the publisher to call an emergency meeting.
Earl Spencer holds emergency meeting over fears Diana memoir could be pulled, per source
Charles Spencer’s Diana memoir, “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,” has reportedly sparked a behind-the-scenes publishing crisis. According to Rob Shuter’s Naughty But Nice, sources claim Spencer’s publisher held an emergency meeting after concerns were raised over alleged inaccuracies in the book.
The reported concerns intensified after Piers Morgan challenged claims made about him in the memoir and threatened legal action against Spencer and his publishers. “This has become much bigger than Piers.” The source then raised another concern, “The question everyone is asking is: Who fact-checked this? At best, this is deeply embarrassing. At worst, it could become a legal nightmare.”
Sources further claim that an apology has already been issued to Morgan over the disputed material. Meanwhile, the publisher is reviewing other passages involving living people. “Once one significant claim is challenged, you cannot simply assume everything else is fine,” the source says. “Every major allegation now has to be looked at again, line by line.”
The publisher now faces a difficult decision as it reviews the memoir’s claims. According to the source, it does not want to withdraw the book but may have to consider doing so if it uncovers serious problems.
“Nobody wants to pull a book from shelves or online, but that possibility has to be discussed if serious problems are uncovered,” the insider says. “The terrifying question now is: What else might need correcting?”
The claims surrounding the reported publishing crisis have not been independently confirmed. For now, the scrutiny has drawn additional attention to Spencer’s memoir and the allegations it contains.
