Charles Spencer’s Diana Memoir Stolen from Lorry Ahead of Release

Copies of Charles Spencer's memoir about Princess Diana stolen from a lorry in the Netherlands before its release on September 22.

Editorial Desk

September 16, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — London, United Kingdom — A major incident has occurred as copies of Charles Spencer’s upcoming memoir about his late sister, Princess Diana, were reportedly stolen from a lorry in the Netherlands just days before its global release.

The book, titled *Swan Song: Diana, My Sister*, is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, September 22. However, Dutch authorities are investigating an apparent break-in at a lorry that had left a printing facility and was en route to a warehouse when it was allegedly tampered with during a stop in a lay-by late Monday night.

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A source told the *Daily Mail* that the theft is highly unusual, noting that no similar incidents have occurred before. The book, described by publisher Penguin Michael Joseph as the most intimate, loving, and honest portrait yet of Diana, is expected to provide new insights into her life, including details about her marriage to Prince Charles, media scrutiny, and the week before her death in 1997.

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