Charles Spencer Forced to Apologise to Piers Morgan After Major Diana Memoir Error Exposed

Charles Spencer has formally apologised to Piers Morgan after admitting a significant factual error in his explosive Princess Diana memoir, just a day after the broadcaster threatened legal action and publicly challenged the book’s credibility.

The dispute centred on Spencer’s Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which contains a series of controversial recollections about the late Princess, King Charles and the media surrounding her during her lifetime.

Morgan took particular issue with a passage connecting him to the publication of secretly taken photographs showing Diana exercising in a leotard at a gym in 1993.

Spencer’s account suggested Morgan was editing the Daily Mirror when the photographs were published, potentially placing him in a position of editorial responsibility for the controversial images.

However, Morgan did not become editor of the Daily Mirror until October 1995, almost two years after the photographs appeared in the Sunday Mirror on November 7, 1993.

At the time of their publication, Morgan was instead working for rival newspaper The Sun as a showbusiness columnist, a timeline he highlighted while strongly challenging Spencer’s version of events.

Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, the broadcaster branded passages concerning him “fabricated inaccuracies” and argued that the mistake raised broader questions about the reliability of other recollections contained in the memoir.

Morgan also announced that Spencer and his publishers would be hearing from his lawyers, demanding that the disputed material be removed from the book.

The legal warning has now been followed by an apology, with a spokesperson for Earl Spencer acknowledging that an error had been made regarding Morgan’s position at the newspaper when the photographs were published.

The concession represents a notable development for Spencer as his memoir continues generating controversy over its accounts of Diana’s life and the events surrounding her death.

However, Spencer has not withdrawn every claim involving Morgan. His spokesperson maintained that the Earl stands by his recollection of personally telephoning the journalist ahead of Diana’s funeral.

“Mr Morgan was surly and annoyed when Earl Spencer called personally to tell him that he was not welcome at his sister’s funeral,” the spokesperson said while distinguishing that alleged conversation from the acknowledged newspaper error.

Morgan had previously questioned why readers should accept other parts of Spencer’s memoir if, in his view, such a straightforward factual detail about his employment could be incorrect.

The apology does not establish that Spencer’s separate allegations concerning King Charles or other events are inaccurate, but it hands Morgan a significant concession in their dispute. With the memoir already creating tensions involving the Palace, the admitted error has placed additional scrutiny on Spencer’s controversial account of Diana’s life and legacy.