- HELLO! exclusively joins the Duchess of Edinburgh on tour in Zambia
- New Princess Diana floral exhibition 'Fleurs de Villes' launches at Somerset house
- Prince Edward to meet young people participating in the Duke of Edinburgh Award at Khizra Mosque, Manchester. He will also visit The Cedars Academy in Leicester and attend the opening of the Memorial and Wellbeing Garden at Leicestershire Police Force Headquarters
Heartache for Princess Diana's brother Charles
Just days before its highly anticipated release of Earl Charles Spencer's book about his late sister, Princess Diana, the memoir is at the centre of a police investigation in the Netherlands.
Four copies of the deeply personal book, titled Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, were stolen from a delivery lorry after the driver stopped overnight to sleep. The theft occurred shortly after the 62-year-old Earl Spencer shared his excitement on Instagram about holding the first physical copy of the book, which he described as the most personal of the ten he has written over his three-decade career.
Announced as the 30th anniversary of Diana’s tragic 1997 death approaches, Swan Song represents Charles's first extended written account of his sister's life and the devastating week of her passing. Prompted by years of public speculation and inaccurate narratives, he wrote the memoir to share the truth from his perspective. Charles himself has also recorded the audiobook as a heartfelt tribute to the extraordinary sister he has always fiercely protected.
More on the dramatic theft story here.
Good morning, royal fans
© PA Images via Getty ImagesGood morning from me, Rachel, I'm here to bring you all the latest royal news this morning. First up, let's recap on the stories that dropped overnight. Our Senior Editor and Writer, Jack Malvern, is currently on tour with the Duchess of Edinburgh in Zambia and he's filled us in on exactly what the royal has been up to.
Sophie was forced to carry out her first engagement in what she called her "aeroplane clothes" after the royal baggage was delayed, but that didn't stop her enjoying the display from dancers at the British High Commission.
The 61-year-old is in the country to highlight the work of causes close to her heart, one of them being tackling preventable sight loss.
At an event hosted by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness and the eye-care charity Orbis, Sophie took to the lecturn for an impassioned speech. She said: "I used to say that actually eye health was life-threatening. I still believe it is. I've met people who live on the streets because they cannot live with their families anymore because they feel that they're a burden. And so they leave and take themselves away. So I place it at a high priority; eye care for all.”
Read Jack's full report and discover which gift from Buckingham Palace Sophie presented to Zambia's President.
