Earlier, I wrote about the Earl Spencer’s soon-to-be-published book about his sister, Princess Diana. The announcement about Swan Song: Diana, My Sister came on Tuesday, and I’ve been keeping my eye out to see if and when the Windsors send their royalist minions after Charles Spencer. Well, about that. Just hours after the book announcement on Tuesday, GB News had that rancid old fart Tom Bower on to talk about the book and the Earl Spencer. Now, I do not believe that Bower is speaking on behalf of the palace. He hasn’t received his marching orders (yet). Bower is just thrilled because FINALLY there’s a new storyline to discuss.
‘Masses of scores to be settled.’
Royal biographer Tom Bower explains why Earl Charles Spencer is writing a book about his late sister’s life, adding ‘this is going to damage the monarchy even more.’ pic.twitter.com/C2xfmOEa2y
— GB News (@GBNEWS) August 18, 2026
Bower lets the cat out of the bag a few times. He’s actually previewing a problem the Windsors will have when they try to push back on this book: Charles Spencer has every right to set “his record straight,” and Spencer clearly has exclusive information about his sister and his sister’s marriage. Bower also claimed that Spencer is “furious with King Charles, doesn’t like William and [is] very pro-Harry.” Bower also predicts that Spencer has “masses of scores to be settled and masses of unhappiness to be created.” Bower also agreed with the GB News guy who called this book a potential “astonishing broadside to the monarchy,” especially given the Windsors’ historic unpopularity at this moment.
Bower also admits – if that’s the right word – that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have done enormous damage to the monarchy, and then Bower says “Harry’s book was the most bought book, sold book, in the history of nonfiction. Perhaps there’s family rivalry. Charles Spencer wants to beat his nephew.”
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- Earl Spencer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, meets members of the Rock Choir as they announce they will be supporting The Diana Award for a special fundraising project, at Althorp House in Northamptonshire, as the charity celebrate their 25th anniversary. Featuring: Earl Spencer Where: Althorp, United Kingdom When: 20 Sep 2024 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- Crown Prince Charles and his wife Princess Diana drive to Prince Andrew’s and Sarah Ferguson’s wedding in an open carriage (23.07.1986). Where: London When: 23 Jul 1986 Credit: Jörg Schmitt/picture-alliance/Cover Images
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- Princess Diana at the Tate Gallery for a Gala Show on Her 36th Birthday, London Featuring: Princess Diana Where: London, United Kingdom When: 15 Jun 1997 Credit: Cover Images
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- Princess Diana And Her Butler Paul Burrell Visiting Sarajevo Featuring: Princess Diana, Paul Burrell Where: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina When: 15 Aug 1997 Credit: Cover Images
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- Earl Spencer, brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, meets members of the Rock Choir as they announce they will be supporting The Diana Award for a special fundraising project, at Althorp House in Northamptonshire, as the charity celebrate their 25th anniversary. Featuring: Earl Spencer Where: Althorp, United Kingdom When: 20 Sep 2024 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- Royals during day one of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse Featuring: King Charles III.Queen Camilla Where: Ascot, United Kingdom When: 17 Jun 2025 Credit: Cover Images
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Not every family feels the need to compete with one another, horrible man. But the rest of this makes sense, which is very rare for him.
Family rivalry? Tom Bower wants to start something where this is nothing. Charles Spencer and Harry seem to have a real positive relationship. I could see there being some friendly competition because Earl Spencer is a writer by trade.
I REALLY want to know his thoughts on Scooter Manchild. I’ll read that book for that tea alone.
I’m liking Uncle Charles more and more. He’s giving Cardi B. Vibes, “You want to go low? I’m going to take it to hell!” They can’t do a damn thing about it either and they had to know this was coming eventually; he practically declared war at Diana’s funeral. Where’s my popcorn?
Diana was divorced from Charles , separated for years.
Her story does not belong to the Windsors. No matter haw many books and articles they commission, she is not theirs.
It’s about time the world realizes that.
Absolutely! They tried to control Diana and made her life miserable, and now they are trying to control her in death. I’ll be ordering this book this afternoon. Can’t wait to read it.
🤣hahaha🤣 Brower, what are you talking about…
“Harry’s book was the most bought book, sold book, in the history of nonfiction. ”
Poor guy forgot he was telling everyone he wanted to listen that Spare was a flop and was sitting on shelves because no one was buying it, and now the truth accidentally slipped out of his mouth 🤣🤣
Hilarious, isn’t it? I can imagine him, “Ooops, no, wait, did I say Spare? I meant the Bible, yes, that’s what I meant. Spare was a flop, trust me.”
🤣🤣
So much anticipation and glee. So much false concern for the royal family, while printing every juicy detail and creating hundreds of suppositions. The palaces, refusing to comment while furiously commenting – and William, purple with rage that someone likes Harry better than him. Only in the land of Shakespeare.
Looking at those photo’s of Diana – there was a ‘something’ that drew you to her even in photo’s. A presence / charisma whatever you want to call it – its something that Harry inherited from her.
She was a troubled soul but it still shone.
Bowers’ tone is interesting there’s no venom towards Charles Spencer for witing this book as opposed to when Harry wrote his. At least the press is finally admitting that Harry’s book was a major bestseller. I think closer to the release date there will be rumblings from the Palace about book. The Royal Family is on vacation now but I’m sure behind the scenes the private secretaries and comms teams are devising the plan of attack.
They’re most likely pulling a lot of strings to get advance copies so they can pre-emptively trash it and set their narrative before it is officially released, just like they did with Harry’s book.
The Palace did ask for a copy of Harry’s book before it was released but they didn’t get it. I suspect the same thing will happen with Charles Spencer’s book. But no doubt that the Palace will preempt book by getting people like Tina Brown, Robert Jobson, Robert Hardman and Richard Kay to write columns about the Diana they knew and to bash Charles Spencer.
This news comes right as they start their annual summer retreat! We know what will be discussed around the dinner table.
Bower is disgusting. He actually blamed, for Diana’s death, first, Charles Spencer, for supposedly not allowing Diana to stay at the Spencer estate; and Diana, for not wearing seat belts.
He insists the paparazzi played no role.
I honestly believe most people didn’t wear seatbelts in the back seat UNTIL this happened to Diana.
I think the Palace and the Rota should be less concerned about familial competition and more concerned about the public reading the Earl of Spencer’s book as a companion piece to Harry’s.
Books don’t damage the monarchy. Press doesn’t damage the monarchy.
The monarchy has damaged itself. These books and press just expose it and force them to answer for it.
And still, they rage – it’s the BOOKS that are destroying us!
Not Andrew. Not raging Bulliam. Not suitcases of money. Not targeting and tormenting people. Not hoarding land and money. Not outrageous hypocrisy. Not endless machinations and infighting. Not complicit press.
But go on, then. Rage away…
I wonder how the revelation of tabloid phone hacking has changed Charles view of Diana’s last years
I think the Windsors better tread carefully and know it. They are getting ready to lose control of their carefully curated narratives. A book about Diana will generate interest and will sell well, but a lot of her history has been viciously rewritten by Windsor rota stooges already. KC felt secure enough in those historical revisions to marry his conniving side chick less than 10 years after Diana died. If the Windsors attack Charles Spencer too hard, they may inspire him to write the book about the effects of Diana’s death on those around her that I am personally more interested in reading. Harry was generous to the Windsors in Spare and did not have the same perspective his uncle would have had. A book that details how Diana’s sons were deliberately isolated from the Spencer family after her death, how absent Charles was as a parent, how Willy was worked on by the grey men to become the horrid trash he became, how mercurial Willy has always been and how the circumstances around Diana’s death (Windsor stoked media fury/lack of proper security) have been viciously repeated with the Sussexes will set the house of Windsor on fire.
Oh please to the idea that Charles Spencer is competing with Harry over book seeks. I expect this book to do well but maybe not to the same level as a Prince writing a book, lol. But I’m quite sure Harry supports his uncle and if did make more he’d be like great, food for you. The Spencers are not the Windsors with their vicious jealousy and competitiveness. But I expect the knives will be fully out for Charles Spencer once the book comes out.
Edit- so many typos in this and it’s not letting me go back and edit. Oh well I guess
Charles Spencer did a eulogy in front of the Windsors that did not cower in fear. Of course they are worried about his book because Charles Spencer knew what was happening.
I’m sure he is disappointed about William calling his mother paranoid, especially when he was a child himself and doesn’t know what went on any more than Harry did.
That said I don’t think Charles Spencer will mention his nephews much except in a sympathetic way. Charles and Camilla do have things they should worry about though.
The British media expose themselves and the royals when the yap about someone, something destroying the royal family. Meghan goes to a Farmer’s Market or coffee to steal Charles’ thunder. Kate outshines Charles at the garden party.
You would think that being King of Freaking England would withstand a couple of DIL’s leaving the house or a book being released. How much worse can you get then being Camilla’s tampon?