| International Standard Book Number |
9798217379743
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| Personal Name |
Spencer, Charles Spencer, Earl, 1964- author.
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| Title Statement |
Swan song : Diana, my sister / Charles Spencer.
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| Imprint |
New York : Penguin Press, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
x, 371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
'A world in shock...' -- 'Transported back to our childhood...' -- 'A family in grief...' -- 'Even though God granted you but half a life...' -- 'Someone with a natural nobility who was classless...' -- 'Blood family...' -- 'We fully respect the heritage...' -- 'A very insecure person at heart...' -- 'Long journeys between our parents' homes...' -- 'The very essence of compassion, of duty...' -- 'Sing openly, as you planned' -- 'Of style, of beauty' -- 'Her extraordinary appeal...' -- 'Selfless humanity' -- 'A very British girl, who transcended nationality' -- 'The most bizarre life imaginable, since childhood...' -- 'Her level-headedness and strength...' -- 'Thanking God for the small mercies...' -- 'She remained intact - true to herself' -- 'The unique, the complex, the extraordinary and irreplaceable...' -- 'They too lost someone close to them...' -- 'A permanent quest to bring her down...' -- 'Her genuinely good intentions...' -- 'A girl given the name of the ancient goddess of hunting was, in the end, the most hunted person of the modern age' -- 'The opposite end of the moral spectrum' -- 'Our chance to say thank you for the way you brightened our lives...' -- 'I stand before you today...' -- 'Her constituency of the rejected' -- 'These were days I will always treasure' -- 'Extraordinary and irreplaceable...' -- A brother remembers his sister.
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| Summary, Etc. |
This memoir by Charles Spencer recounts his lifelong relationship with his sister, Diana, Princess of Wales, from their close childhood at the Spencer family estate through the challenges of their parents' divorce and Diana's rise to global prominence after her marriage to the Prince of Wales. The book describes Diana's humanitarian work, the pressures she faced from intense media attention and a failing marriage, and Spencer's efforts to support her. It culminates in his account of the events surrounding Diana's death in August 1997 and its impact on him and their family.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Spencer, Charles Spencer, Earl, 1964-
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Princesses Great Britain Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Princesses Great Britain.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Siblings.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Memoirs.
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