Earl Spencer Was Right to 'Set the Record Straight' on 'Ugly' Royal Past | AN Wilson

Sep 22, 2026 | "We love the King now because he's a nice old codger ... but the past was pretty ugly and I think it was right to set the record straight."

Earl Spencer's 'Swan Song', a book divulging his side of events surrounding Diana's death which was published today, was right to "set the record straight" on the King while he's still living, says historian AN Wilson.

The Spencer Family Sees the Royals as ‘Vulgar Mudbloods’ & Themselves as ‘Pure-Bloods’ | Lord Gove

Sep 17, 2026 | “They believe that the Royals are upstarts — vulgar mudbloods.”

Earl Spencer’s claims about the King in his new book reflect the Spencers’ belief that they are “the great Whig family”. Diana’s father would have regarded his daughter as “marrying down”, says former Conservative Cabinet minister Michael Gove.

Secrets of Althorp – The Spencers (Full Documentary)

Althorp, childhood home and final resting place of Princess Diana, is currently the home of Diana’s brother, Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer. Nineteen generations of Spencers have presided over this grand estate for more than 500 years. The Spencer dynasty has produced politicians, military heroes, dukes and duchesses and will one day furnish Britain with a king: Diana’s son, Prince William.