The Duke of Sussex is reportedly looking to make a documentary about his late mum Diana, Princess of Wales, in time for the 30th anniversary of her death in August next year
Prince Harry is reportedly in talks to make a documentary about his late mother Princess Diana.
The Duke of Sussex is thought to want to mark the 30th anniversary of her death next year by honouring her legacy “in the most meaningful way”, reports The Telegraph. It’s reported that Harry has already asked friends and relatives of his mum, including Earl Spencer, to take part in a documentary.
However, Diana’s brother wrote in his new memoir Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, that he chose to write a book to avoid being a “talking head” in one of the upcoming documentaries about his sister. He said he worried they would follow a “flawed” agenda.
The book includes many claims, including that King Charles said “we’ll forget her soon enough” after Diana’s death.
A source close to the Duke told The Telegraph: “The Duke has discussed a number of possible projects to mark the 30th anniversary of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales’s passing. Nothing has been finalised or confirmed, and he is still considering the most meaningful way to honour her legacy during this important anniversary year.”
The outlet reports that any project would be produced by the Sussexes’ own Archewell Productions and likely be bought by Netflix, which has a “first look” deal with the company.
The Earl, 62, told The Telegraph that Diana’s story deserved to be told “honestly, however uncomfortable for others”. He said: “I was an eyewitness to history, and where the truth is difficult, I haven’t shied away from it.“I did not consult any members of my family about the content of the book, as I did not want to implicate them in my authorial decisions, or to be constrained by them. I hope readers will see the book for what it is: an honest account.”
It comes as Piers Morgan has announced he is taking legal action against Princess Diana’s brother as he accused Earl Spencer of spreading “lies” in his new book.
On X, the broadcaster said the full details will follow on tonight’s Piers Morgan Uncensored show. He wrote: “BREAKING: I am taking legal action against Earl Spencer and his publishers over demonstrable lies he has written about me in his new book, which call into question his credibility as a supposed ‘historian’ . Full details to follow on tonight’s @PiersUncensored”.
The Earl claimed in his book that Piers Morgan reportedly “snarled with annoyance” when he was informed he was no longer invited to attend Princess Diana’s funeral.
Morgan, the former Daily Mirror editor and broadcaster, was among a host of journalists to receive invitations despite her family blaming the press and paparazzi for contributing to her fatal car crash in 1997.
Diana’s brother wrote that he was left “flabbergasted” after being informed “all the Fleet Street editors always get invited” to royal services. He decided to ring each tabloid newspaper editor to request that they refrain from attending.
In his new bombshell memoir Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, the 62-year-old Earl said the majority of editors were “slightly confused” and agreed not to attend the Westminster Abbey service.
He said: “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.”
Hitting back on his Uncensored show, Morgan said: “Can you imagine anybody making a profit out of their brother or sister’s death? Asked Earl Spencer in 1998. ‘It’s so low, it’s inconceivable. I’ll never profit from Diana’s death’.
“Well, as the king himself say, grief can cloud memory and affect judgment. And so, it seems can three high-profile divorces, a major privacy lawsuit, and the immense cost of maintaining a vast property empire. Like Prince Harry before him, Earl Spencer has chosen the path of profit over principle.
“A book which rails against the media’s invasion of royal privacy has managed to invade royal privacy in the most grotesque way imaginable. Private conversations with the king at a moment of unimaginable grief and shock which allegedly happened almost 30 years ago are reproduced without context or response.
“The king, says Spencer, sounded giddily elated like a lottery winner after Diana’s death. And the most damaging damaging allegation of all that he told her brother, ‘We will forget her soon enough’. Well, readers who will include Prince William and Harry are left with the unmistakable impression that their father, our king, is a callous and uncaring ogre.”
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