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Earl Spencer's unreleased book on Diana stolen in the Netherlands
Copies of Earl Spencer's unreleased book on his sister Diana, Princess of Wales, have been stolen from a truck in the Netherlands.
The BBC understands four copies of the Dutch language edition were taken from a truck while it was en route from the Dutch publisher's printers to their warehouse.
Dutch police said they were aware of the incident and have been approached for comment.
Swan Song: Diana, My Sister is due to be released in the UK and globally on Tuesday, and tells the story of Princess Diana's life from the Earl's perspective.
A source said the truck driver was taking a mandatory break in a car park and was sleeping in his cab at the time the books were stolen.
They added Dutch police are investigating. They did not say where the theft took place.
The Daily Mail, who first reported the theft, external and is serialising the book, said the theft took place earlier this week in the Dutch countryside.
The book's publisher Penguin Michael Joseph - a division of Penguin Random House - and Dutch publisher Overamstel, who have rights to the book in the Netherlands, were approached for comment by the BBC.
Earl Spencer said he wanted "to tell the truth about Diana" from his perspective
Princess Diana, who died aged 36 following a car crash in Paris in 1997, would have turned 65 on 1 July this year.