King Charles vs. Diana's Brother, Harry and Meghan's Latest Fails, Plus Chazz Palminteri on Robert De Niro and Woody Allen | Ep. 1404
September 23, 2026
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5 min readKing Charles vs. Diana's Brother, Harry and Meghan's Latest Fails, Plus Chazz Palminteri on Robert De Niro and Woody Allen
The episode opens with a major credibility crisis for Earl Charles Spencer, Princess Diana's brother, whose new memoir Swan Song has been on shelves for less than 48 hours before being forced into an embarrassing reprint. The book claims that then-Prince Charles was "giddy" upon hearing of Diana's death and said she would "be forgotten very soon" — claims Buckingham Palace has forcefully denied, saying "recollections may vary." But the more immediately damaging error involves Piers Morgan.
The Piers Morgan Fact-Check Disaster
Spencer's book describes a phone call in which he personally disinvited Morgan from Diana's funeral, portraying Morgan as "surly" and implying he felt guilt because his newspaper had published intrusive gym photos of Diana. Morgan has now produced a devastating rebuttal: he didn't join the Daily Mirror until October 1995 — two years after those photos were published in November 1993. "If all Spencer can be so incredibly defamatorily wrong about such basic facts involving me," Morgan said, "why should we believe anything else that he puts in this book?"
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:02) **Episode Open and Housekeeping** - Megyn welcomes listeners, introduces the upcoming interview with actor Chazz Palminteri, and teases the story of how *A Bronx Tale* became a movie.
- 2 (03:29) **Earl Spencer's Book "Swan Song" and the Piers Morgan Apology** - Megyn introduces the controversy surrounding Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer's new book, and his accusation against Piers Morgan.
- 3 (09:32) **Earl Spencer's Response and the "Faulty Memory" Source** - Megyn plays a clip of Earl Spencer defending his apology and then reports on a source who claims Spencer has a history of embellishing stories.
- 4 (23:40) **Earl Spencer vs. The Palace on Charles's Reaction** - Megyn plays a clip of Earl Spencer pushing back on the Palace's denial, insisting his account of Charles's "monstrous" words is the truth.
- 5 (27:57) **Harry and Meghan's Latest Fails and the Threat of a Return** - Megyn pivots to Harry and Meghan, criticizing their half-in/half-out approach and reporting that they may be planning a return to California.
- 6 (39:50) **Wills and Kate's A-List Night vs. Harry and Meghan's Struggles** - Megyn contrasts a glamorous public appearance by William and Kate with the ongoing drama from Harry, Meghan, and Earl Spencer.
- 7 (43:08) **Update on Presley Gerber's Death and Ketamine Prescription** - Megyn reports on TMZ's story that a doctor was prescribing Presley Gerber ketamine despite his known history of problems with the substance.
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Show Notes
Megyn Kelly discusses Princess Diana’s brother’s being called out for a lie he wrote about Piers Morgan in his new book, Piers threatening to sue over this falsehood about him, new information about Princess Diana’s brother's potentially changing stories over the years, the feud between King Charles and Charles Spencer while the new book is making waves, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's doomed move back to the UK, the potential is already planning a move back to America, Harry’s teleprompter gaffe exposing how empty he is, Meghan Markle’s spotted in the UK with notorious bully Ellen DeGeneres, Diana's brother absurdly defending Meghan and Harry, the potential criminal charges in Presley Gerber’s death, why a doctor would have prescribed Presley with Ketamine knowing he's a drug addict, and more. Then Chazz Palminteri, actor, director, and writer, joins to discuss his childhood growing up in New York City and how it shaped his entire career, how he got his start in acting after a childhood living “The Bronx Tale,” the incredible true story of how “A Bronx Tale” got made and became a hit movie, his interactions with titans of Hollywood who wanted to take the movie from him and how Robert De Niro saved it for him to star in it, working with Woody Allen for “Bullets Over Broadway” and the behind-the-scenes stories, the difference between being directed by Woody and Robert De Niro, his appearances in "Modern Family" and "The Usual Suspects," and more.
Palminteri- https://chazzpalminteri.net/
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