Diana's brother is telling her story. It's about to get awkward for the royals
His eulogy at Diana’s funeral was electrifying. As her brother, Earl Spencer, stared down at the Royal Family, vowing to protect Diana’s sons and allow their “souls to sing openly”, the unthinkable happened. The vast crowds of mourners outside Westminster Abbey began to applaud. Slowly, the ripple of applause moved forwards towards the Abbey doors and then to the congregation inside. Spencer’s words had ignited the fire of indignation about how Diana had been treated in life – and perhaps in death too. In the front rows, most of the Royal family sat in stony silence. But William and Harry gingerly applauded their uncle.
Now, with the 30th anniversary of the Princess’s death on the horizon, he has written what promises to be the definitive account of his sister’s all too short life: a young........
