{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/6ab28f66f161207303f887b7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Earl Spencer scandal: Can the Crown survive another crisis?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/1790087094388-3d8e5024-ad5d-48e0-a134-7ba2de83719a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In today’s episode of <em>The Daily T, </em>Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley speak to Andrew Lownie, the royal historian and author, about the impact of Earl Spencer’s <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/17/suzanne-moore-earl-spencer-king/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">memoir</a>, in which he claims King Charles made <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2026/09/18/earl-spencer-i-am-telling-the-truth-about-the-king/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">disparaging remarks about Diana, Princess of Wales</a>, in the days after her death. They discuss whether the fallout from his claims and the Palace’s unprecedented response speaks to a wider existential crisis affecting the institution. Camilla and Tim also ask Lownie about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s current life <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2026/09/19/andrew-living-in-limbo-during-epstein-investigation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“in exile”</a> as he waits for the long-running police investigation into him to conclude, as well as news that Prince Harry is <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2026/09/21/harry-in-talks-to-make-diana-documentary/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">working on a documentary</a> to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of his late mother. Elsewhere, as the United Nations summit takes place in New York, Camilla and Tim look at the points of disagreement between Andy Burnham and Donald Trump as the leaders meet face-to-face for the first time.</p><p><br></p><p>Get your tickets to The Daily T’s On The Road Sunday Showdown between Camilla Tominey and Bridget Phillipson here: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph-events/live-events-party-conferences-2026/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph-events/live-events-party-conferences-2026/</a></p><p><br></p><p>► Subscribe to our new Daily T YouTube channel: youtube.com/@dailytpodcast</p><p><br></p><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day&#39;s biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards&#39; Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Producer: David Levene</p><p>Senior Producer: Emma Williams</p><p>Social Producer: Nada Aggour</p><p>Video Producer: Jim Spencer</p><p>Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman</p><p>Editor: Camilla Tominey</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Andrew Lownie gives his take on Earl Spencer&#39;s memoir revelations</li><li>Tim and Camilla discuss Andy Burnham&#39;s first in-person meeting with Donald Trump at the UN</li></ul>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}