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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dan Haygarth

Piers Morgan doubles down on claims against Earl Spencer as he publishes legal letters

  • Piers Morgan has published confidential legal correspondence on X to counter claims by Earl Spencer that the journalist is not taking legal action against him over his memoir, Swan Song .
  • The dispute centres on allegations in the book claiming Mr Morgan was responsible for publishing covert gym photographs of Princess Diana in the Daily Mirror in 1993, two years before he joined the newspaper.
  • Earl Spencer apologised for the timeline error and pledged to make corrections in future editions, but insisted during a New York event that he was not facing legal action from Mr Morgan.
  • Legal letters released by Mr Morgan show his lawyers, Schillings, demanded an apology, the removal of false statements, damages paid to The King’s Trust, and the withdrawal of current book stock.
  • Lawyers acting for the publisher maintained there are no grounds for a viable defamation claim and refused to pull existing copies, whilst confirming amendments for future reprints and digital editions.

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