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Piers Morgan Threatens Legal Action Over Diana Book Claims
Charles Spencer wrote a book about his life and Princess Diana.
In it, he said Piers Morgan published unkind photographs of Diana.
Morgan says this is wrong because the photographs appeared before he worked at The Daily Mirror.
He says the claim is a serious lie that could harm his reputation.
Morgan says his lawyers will contact Spencer and the book’s publisher.
He wants the statement removed and a donation made to the King’s Trust.
Spencer’s book also describes a conversation with King Charles about Diana after her death.
Buckingham Palace said grief can affect a person’s memory and judgment.
The disagreement could now become a legal case.
Piers Morgan says he plans to sue Charles Spencer over claims in Spencer’s memoir Swan Song.
Spencer allegedly wrote that Morgan published intrusive photographs of Princess Diana in a gym.
Morgan says the photographs appeared in The Sunday Mirror in 1993, before he joined The Daily Mirror in 1995.
Morgan called the claims fabricated inaccuracies and said his lawyers would contact Spencer and publisher Penguin Michael Joseph.
Spencer’s book also claims King Charles III said Diana would soon be forgotten after her death; Buckingham Palace cited the effects of grief on memory.
- Who
- Piers Morgan, Charles Spencer, Princess Diana, King Charles III, and publisher Penguin Michael Joseph.
- What
- Morgan says he plans legal action over claims in Spencer’s memoir that he published intrusive photographs of Diana.
- Where
- The dispute concerns claims in Spencer’s book and photographs published by The Sunday Mirror.
- When
- Morgan announced the planned legal action on September 21, 2026; the photographs were published on November 7, 1993, according to Morgan.
- Why
- Morgan says the claims are fabricated inaccuracies because he had not yet joined The Daily Mirror when the photographs appeared.
Morgan’s account
Spencer’s published account
Who published the photographs
Morgan’s account
Morgan says he could not have published the gym photographs because they appeared in The Sunday Mirror in 1993, before he joined The Daily Mirror in 1995.
Spencer’s published account
Spencer’s book attributes publication of the intrusive gym photographs to Morgan.
Accuracy and credibility
Morgan’s account
Morgan says Spencer’s claim is a fabricated inaccuracy and questions the reliability of other claims in the book.
Spencer’s published account
Spencer’s account appears in Swan Song, but the article does not provide a separate response from Spencer or his publisher.
Potential resolution
Morgan’s account
Morgan says he will pursue legal action, seek removal of the claim, and request a donation to the King’s Trust.
Spencer’s published account
Spencer and Penguin Michael Joseph had not provided a response in the article.
Key facts
- Book
- Swan Song by Charles Spencer
- Disputed claim
- Spencer allegedly said Morgan published intrusive photographs of Princess Diana in a gym.
- Morgan’s response
- Morgan called the claim fabricated, defamatory, and easy to disprove.
- Photograph publication date
- November 7, 1993, according to Morgan.
- Morgan’s Daily Mirror role
- Morgan says he joined The Daily Mirror in October 1995.
- Proposed remedy
- Morgan wants the claim removed from the book and a donation made to the King’s Trust.
- Additional book claim
- Spencer wrote that King Charles III said Diana would soon be forgotten after her death.
Quotes
King Charles III
Britain’s king, quoted in Spencer’s account of a 1997 conversation about Princess Diana
“You will be hearing, and your publishers, from my lawyers because I would like the complete lie you have published about me and those photographs to be removed from your book. And I would like a donation to be made to the King’s Trust for the damage that you have caused with your lie.”
deadline.com
“The photographs, which he says that I published, were printed by The Sunday Mirror on November 7, 1993. I joined The Daily Mirror in October 1995. In fact, at the time of the gym pictures, I was doing a showbiz column on The Mirror’s arch rival, The Sun.”
deadline.com
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