Charles Spencer just released a memoir called“Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,”and it has royal fans convinced that Prince Harry is quietly working on a documentary about their mother. In the book, Spencer explains that he wanted to tell his own story rather than appear as a“talking head”in other people’s Diana documentaries, which he says are full of“flawed lines”and producer-driven agendas. He mentions a request from a nephew, and everyone is pretty sure that nephew is Harry.
The rumor mill went into overdrive when the Daily Mail’s Richard Kay reported that Harry has been reaching out to Diana’s friends and spending time with the Spencer family at Althorp, all while supposedly developing a TV film about his mom. Kay also claims the project has caused“intense frustration”for Prince William. One royal insider reportedly said William is just as much his mother’s son as Harry is, and that Harry has tried to claim the Diana legacy for himself. Buckingham Palace responded to the memoir by saying grief can“cloud reason”and“color memory.”
So where does that leave us? With a new memoir, a rumored documentary, and two brothers who seemingly cannot agree on how to honor their mother’s memory. Diana died in August 1997 at just 36 years old, and nearly three decades later, her legacy is still at the center of one of the most famous family feuds in the world. The big question now is whether Harry’s project is real, and if it is, whether it will bring healing or just more drama.
What do you think? Should Harry make a documentary about his mom, or should he leave that story to someone else?
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