Thieves Steal 4 Copies of Earl Spencer's Diana Book Days Before Global Release
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 16
Thieves Steal 4 Copies of Earl Spencer's Diana Book Days Before Global Release
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 16
Summary
Four Dutch-language copies of Earl Spencer's unreleased memoir about Princess Diana were stolen from a truck in the Netherlands while it was en route from the printer to a warehouse.
The theft happened while the driver was taking a mandatory rest break and sleeping in the cab, according to a source; Dutch police are investigating and have not disclosed the location.
Swan Song: Diana, My Sister is scheduled for UK and global release on Tuesday, with Dutch publisher Overamstel holding Netherlands rights and Penguin Michael Joseph publishing in Britain.
The book arrives ahead of the 30th anniversary of Diana's 1997 death, with Spencer saying he wrote it to tell "the truth about Diana" from his own perspective rather than leave her story to others.