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Pulp The Fiction? Piers Morgan V Earl Charles Spencer Explained

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Piers Morgan has threatened legal action against Earl Charles Spencer over claims in his memoir 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister' that falsely attributed intrusive photographs of Princess Diana to Morgan's editorship. The Earl swiftly apologized for the factual error, raising questions about how early apologies and offers of amends might affect potential defamation proceedings and damage awards.

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Earl Charles Spencer’s memoir ‘Swan Song: Diana, My Sister’ dominated headlines this past week as it includes the Earl’s account of comments allegedly made by King Charles following Princess Diana’s untimely death.

Discussion of the new book shifted as the week progressed following complaints made by Piers Morgan. Morgan took exception to an allegation in the book concerning a story published by the Daily Mirror about Diana. Earl Spencer alleged that Morgan was the Editor of the newspaper when it published photographs taken of Princess Diana when she was exercising, dressed in a leotard, in a gym in 1993. The photos were published by the Sunday Mirror on 7 November 1993 and Morgan has pointed out that at that particular time he was actually still working for The Sun newspaper and didn’t join the Daily Mirror until October 1995.

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