Reviews round-up
Swan Song: Diana, My Sister
by Charles Spencer
2 of 8 critics positive
9 reviews: 2 positives, 5 mixed, 1 pan; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“Revenge dish is even better aged 30 years”
Swan Song by Charles Spencer review: Revenge dish is even better aged 30 years
“A Brotherly Tribute to the People’s Princess, No Holds Barred”
A Brotherly Tribute to the People’s Princess, No Holds Barred
“Charles Spencer’s vengeful biography”
Swan Song: Diana, My Sister — Charles Spencer’s vengeful biography
“flips the royal family the bird in his scathing new book”
Swan Song: Diana’s brother flips the royal family the bird in his scathing new book
“a furious exercise in score-settling by Diana’s brother”
Swan Song by Charles Spencer review – a furious exercise in score-settling by Diana’s brother
“This strange and haunting memoir shows how the Spencers were shaped by the savagery of the British aristocracy”
Swan Song by Charles Spencer review: Princess Diana’s brother on their family’s fractious history with the royals
“it’s also a fascinating piece of historical myth-making”
Earl Spencer’s memoir turns Diana’s story into a Shakespearean blood feud
“It’s a monument to his ego”
Charles Spencer’s book isn’t about Diana. It’s a monument to his ego
The most shocking part of Earl Spencer’s book isn’t actually about the Royal Family
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.
