Charles Spencer (62) appears to be worried about his nephew Prince Harry (42). In a BBC interview, the brother of Princess Diana (1961-1997) said that the treatment of the Sussexes “reminds” him of the way the media treated his sister.
In the interview, which is set to air Sunday night, Spencer described the coverage of Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex (45), as a heavy burden and added that it is “the duty of people to learn from Diana’s example.”
Spencer said that when you view a tabloid article about Diana or Harry and Meghan, you know it can be “really, really uncomfortable.” “And I think people would truly be obliged to learn from Diana’s example.” He added: “I’m not here to speak for Harry and Meghan, but for anyone who is daily torn down in this way, it must be a veritable cancerous influence on their life.”
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Princess Diana stood at the center of intense media interest up until her death in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. Her brother now says that Diana was “really brought down” by the coverage, and adds that it is regrettable to see “echoes of that” in the reporting on Harry and Meghan. The Sussexes, who returned to Britain from the United States at the end of August, have long faced criticism from the British tabloid press.
Charles Spencer Takes Aim at the King
Earl Spencer has also spoken about King Charles (77) and the Buckingham Palace response to explosive claims that the 62-year-old makes in his new book. As the Daily Mail reported in advance from the book, Spencer asserts in Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, that Charles, during a phone call about Diana’s funeral, stated in the heat of the dispute: “Be assured, we’ll forget her soon.”
The Buckingham Palace responded after the passage was published. Broadly, the palace does not comment on books, a spokesman said, but King Charles is aware that the pain of losing a sibling can cloud judgment, affect discernment, and color memories for many years.
“That was incredibly provocative”
Spencer commented on the palace’s statement to The Mail on Sunday: “That was incredibly provocative and a blow below the belt, because it effectively claimed I lied, without the King being able to counter my account. I also found it to be a rather poor paraphrase of the line ‘Memories may vary,’ which was a more elegant way to express things, but under these circumstances was completely out of place.” This, he adds, recalls Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) and her response to the racism accusations leveled at Prince Harry and Meghan in 2021. (spot)
