Charles Spencer’s memoir claims Princess Diana considered moving to South Africa after her divorce to build a normal life with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan. It also says she once wondered whether she could become an American first lady after being courted by an unnamed ageing politician who believed he could win the presidency, although Spencer says she was more attracted to the glamour and symbolism of the White House than to the prospective marriage.

The memoir further recounts Spencer’s recollections of King Charles’ reaction to Diana’s death and their dispute over her funeral, claims that Buckingham Palace indirectly questioned the reliability of memories shaped by grief, and says Diana nearly cancelled her controversial Panorama interview. These accounts are Spencer’s personal recollections and interpretations, rather than independently established facts.