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REWRITTEN AFTER PUBLISHINGWednesday 23 September 2026

rte.ie changed its headline after publishing.

Morgan threatens to sue Charlesas Spencer apologises over Diana memoirbook error

Earl Spencer published a memoir about his sister Princess Diana containing claims about Piers Morgan's role in publishing photographs of Diana…

rte.ie as captured

As published

5 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

dailymail.com as published: Earl Spencer apologises to Piers Morgan over 'incorrect' statements in his new bookdailymail.com2026-09-23 15:48:05independent.co.uk as published: Earl Spencer ‘to edit’ Princess Diana book after Piers Morgan legal threatindependent.co.uk2026-09-23 15:48:05rte.ie as published: Morgan to sue as Spencer apologises over Diana book errorrte.ie2026-09-23 15:48:05standard.co.uk as published: Piers Morgan: Royals are 'spitting blood' over claims in Charles Spencer's Diana bookstandard.co.uk2026-09-23 15:48:05theguardian.com as published: Piers Morgan says he will sue Earl Spencer over ‘fabricated inaccuracies’theguardian.com2026-09-23 15:48:05

Attributed to no one

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standard.co.uk

  • I know for a fact the royal family are spitting blood, they are furious about this.

named elsewhere in the same article: Spencer; Piers Morgan

theguardian.com

  • Many allies of his majesty have called into question these facts
  • Many royal commentators and experts have lined up to say that they simply don't ring true.
  • The king himself issued a furious rebuke that is almost without precedent.

named elsewhere in the same article: Spencer

What this entry found

  • THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLY

    3 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

    • rte.ie: “we'll forget her soon enough”
    • standard.co.uk: “we’ll forget her soon enough”
    • theguardian.com: “we’ll forget her soon enough”
  • CONFIRMED

    “Morgan threatens to sue Charles Spencer over Diana memoir”. Current: “Morgan to sue as Spencer apologises over Diana book error”.

    Checked against sellmefear headline capture record.

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    rte.ie carried 4 details no other outlet reported.

    • Spencer stands by his account that Morgan was 'surly and annoyed' despite apologizing for the factual error about the photograph publication
    • Spencer said, as a historian, that 'accuracy was important to him'
    • Morgan insisted he was 'neither surly nor annoyed' but had been 'very respectful' to Spencer during their telephone conversation
    • Morgan demanded on social media that 'the lies' be removed and 'damages paid to the King's Trust'
5independent outlets
What happened, for context

Earl Spencer published a memoir about his sister Princess Diana containing claims about Piers Morgan's role in publishing photographs of Diana and his reaction to being uninvited from her funeral. Morgan disputed the factual accuracy of these claims, threatened legal action, and Spencer subsequently apologized for the errors while maintaining his account of Morgan's demeanor during a telephone call.

Who reported it

    • dailymail.comINDEP
    • standard.co.ukINDEP
    one owner · DMGT (Daily Mail)
  • independent.co.ukINDEP
  • rte.iePUBLIC
  • theguardian.comINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Earl Spencer's book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister was published on 23 September 2026 (Tuesday)independent.co.uk, rte.ie, standard.co.uk, theguardian.com
  • Spencer claimed in the book that Piers Morgan was responsible for publishing photographs of Diana in a leotard at a gym, taken with hidden cameras, in the Sunday Mirror in 1993dailymail.com, independent.co.uk, rte.ie, standard.co.uk, theguardian.com
  • Morgan was working at The Sun in 1993 and did not join the Daily Mirror as editor until 1995dailymail.com, independent.co.uk, rte.ie, standard.co.uk, theguardian.com
  • Spencer characterized Morgan as 'snarled with annoyance' or 'surly' when Spencer called to uninvite him from Diana's funeraldailymail.com, independent.co.uk, rte.ie, standard.co.uk, theguardian.com
  • Spencer apologized to Morgan over the factual errors in the bookdailymail.com, independent.co.uk, rte.ie
  • Morgan threatened or vowed to pursue legal action against Spencer and/or his publisher Penguindailymail.com, independent.co.uk, rte.ie, theguardian.com
  • and 2 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Spencer stands by his account that Morgan was 'surly and annoyed' despite apologizing for the factual error about the photograph publicationonly rte.ie
  • Spencer said, as a historian, that 'accuracy was important to him'only rte.ie
  • Morgan insisted he was 'neither surly nor annoyed' but had been 'very respectful' to Spencer during their telephone conversationonly rte.ie
  • Morgan appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (24 September 2026) to discuss the matteronly standard.co.uk
  • Morgan claimed on Good Morning Britain that the royal family are 'spitting blood' and 'furious' over Spencer's claimsonly standard.co.uk
  • Morgan said on Good Morning Britain that he believed there was 'a quite deliberate attempt to destroy King Charles's reputation'only standard.co.uk

Reported unevenly

  • Whether Spencer's book 'will be edited and reprinted' versus whether legal action is being pursued and demands madestated by independent.co.uk (as reported intention) · absent from rte.ie, theguardian.com (which report legal action threatened but not confirmation of reprinting)

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • Confirm the publication date of Swan Song: Diana, My Sister is 23 September 2026 (reported as 'Tuesday' by multiple outlets; verify this is consistent with cluster context date of 23 September 2026).
  • Confirm whether the Independent.co.uk headline was edited after publication. If so, identify both versions and the timestamp of the change.

What was checked, and against what

1 of 1 confirmed against a primary source. 1 cannot be established from public sources and is listed below. Every document is linked so you can read the same record we did. Anything not confirmed is listed as such rather than left out.

  • checked If so, identify both versions and the timestamp of the change.sellmefear headline capture record · establishes that the outlet published it · rte.ie was edited after publication. Earlier: “Morgan threatens to sue Charles Spencer over Diana memoir”. Current: “Morgan to sue as Spencer apologises over Diana book error”. · 2026-09-23
  • cannot be established Confirm the publication date of Swan Song: Diana, My Sister is 23 September 2026 (reported as 'Tuesday' by multiple outlets; verify this is consistent with cluster context date of 23 September 2026).Answered by another check on this entry: rte.ie was edited after publication. Earlier: “Morgan threatens to sue Charles Spencer over Diana memoir”. Current: “Morgan to sue as Spencer apologises over Diana book error”; checked against sellmefear headline capture record.