Princess Diana’s brother has revealed he refused permission for Netflix to film The Crown at their family’s stately home in order to protect her memory. Earl Spencer says he was approached by the programme’s makers to use the Althorp estate in Northamptonshire as a location but said no because the drama is so factually inaccurate and … Read more
Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer says he is ‘not at all satisfied’ with BBC Panorama inquiry – after he exposed Martin Bashir letter and demanded an inquiry into ‘whitewash’ interview Earl Spencer said he is ‘not at all satisfied’ with the scope of the BBC inquiry He previously alleged he was shown ‘false bank statements’ by … Read more
Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer shares adorable childhood photograph of the pair taken in 1967 Charles Spencer, 56, paid tribute to Princess Diana with a childhood photo Posting on Twitter, he shared an image alongside his sister taken in 1967 Photo shows late Princess in a striped dress with Earl in a t-shirt and blue … Read more
The 32 jaw-dropping smears peddled by Martin Bashir to clinch his sensational Princess Diana scoop can be revealed today. His preposterous lies included lurid claims about the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince Edward and senior royal courtiers. The Panorama journalist allegedly spun an outlandish web of deceit to win Diana’s trust – and secure the bombshell interview. … Read more
BBC can’t face the ‘ugly truth’: Beeb boss shut me out of probe into dirty tricks used to land Diana interview, says Earl Spencer Earl Spencer accused BBC of dodging ‘ugly truth’ about interview with his sister Claimed Lord Hall excluded him from inquiry into alleged underhand methods The BBC performed a U-turn on Tuesday … Read more
The BBC has revealed it will investigate Earl Spencer’s claim journalist Martin Bashir used ‘false bank statements’ to convince his sister Princess Diana to do a Panorama interview – but it may take a while because Bashir is currently unwell with Covid. Princess Diana sent shockwaves through the monarchy when she told the BBC ‘well … Read more
Princess Diana’s brother has accused the BBC of a ‘whitewash’ over faked bank statements said to have helped land a historic interview with her. In a devastating letter, Charles Spencer expressed his outrage at the institution’s ‘sheer dishonesty’ and accused Martin Bashir, who secured the sensational interview for Panorama in 1995, of ‘yellow journalism’. Earl … Read more
Even now, the words Earl Spencer uttered at the funeral of his sister Princess Diana have lost none of their power. The address is remembered both for its oratory and his solemn pledge of her ‘blood family’ to protect ‘her beloved boys William and Harry’. Unspoken but implicit in his eulogy was that in protecting … Read more
The daughter of the Earl of Balfour has called for the practice of male primogeniture to be outlawed, calling it ‘unfair’ and ‘unjust’. Lady Kinvara Balfour, 45, argued the rules, which mean land and hereditary titles are only passed down to men, violate a woman’s ‘right to fair treatment’ and mean daughters are ‘disregarded entirely’. … Read more
In the first part of our serialisation of his new book on Saturday, Robert Lacey – a distinguished royal historian and adviser to TV’s The Crown – told how Harry and Meghan’s behaviour left the Royal Family ‘hopping’ mad. Today, he reveals how William feared Harry was rushing into marriage and that the Queen suggested … Read more