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The Earl of Spencer has apologised to Piers Morgan for an allegedly inaccurate claim about Morgan’s role in publishing Diana photographs. Morgan has rebuked the claims, saying the facts are false. The memoir also includes other provocative assertions about the royal family, drawing sharp responses from Buckingham Palace.
Penguin Random House’s Image Books will publish Freedom Under Grace: Reflections on the Spiritual Tradition That Formed Me on Sept. 15. The book gathers Robert Prevost’s homilies and addresses from his years as prior general of the Order of Saint Augustine, with notes on its spiritual and social implications for modern believers.
HarperCollins India will publish Sonia Gandhi’s memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love in India on 10 November 2026, after a breakdown in talks with Penguin Random House India over editorial changes. The book offers a personal look at Gandhi’s life from Italy to Indian politics, including her encounters with Modi, the RSS, and the China border tension.