Princess Diana Remembered by Younger Brother Charles Spencer on 27th Anniversary of Her Death

Mar. 15, 2025

Charles Spencer, Princess Diana.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty

Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty

Charles Spenceris remembering his older sister,Princess Diana.

The 9th Earl Spencer, 60, shared apost on Instagramon Saturday, Aug. 31, commemorating 27 years since Diana waskilled following a car crash.

Spencer shared an image that showed various photographs and newspaper clippings centered around Princess Diana, including one article about her christening and a photo of the late royal playing outside as a young girl.

He did not include a caption with his social media post.

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Spencer is the youngest of five children born to John Spencer and Frances Shand Kydd.

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Since Diana’s death, Charles has become an outspokendefender of her legacyandchampion of her causes.

Charles Spencer, Princess Diana.Amanda Edwards/WireImage; Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty

Spencer was the one who gave the eulogy duringPrincess Diana’s funeralon Sept. 6, 1997.

Serving as “the representative of a family in grief, in a country in mourning, before a world in shock,” he paid tribute to his late sister as the “very essence of compassion, of duty, of style, of beauty.”

While later speaking with PEOPLE, Spencer reflected on the moment and said the line “summed up so much of the anger I felt toward those who had done that to her.” He added of his eulogy, “In the final paragraph I had run out of energy, almost out of oxygen. I had to punch each syllable out of the base of my stomach.”

source: people.com