Charles Spencer Remembers Princess Diana On Her 27th Death Anniversary

Princess Diana died on 31 August 1997. It’s been 27 years since she died in a tragic car crash. Her younger brother Charles Spencer shared a post on Instagram, remembering his sister. 

Spencer Shares A Post With His Sister 

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.

Spencer posted an image featuring a collection of photographs and newspaper clippings focused on Princess Diana, including an article about her christening and a picture of the late royal playing outside as a child.

Princess Diana with her partner Dodi Fayed, was killed in the crash. Her children including young princes William, was just 15, and Harry, 12  were on holiday in Scotland with their father at Balmoral Castle. Charles was the one who broke the heart-wrenching news to them. 

Spencer is the youngest among his five siblings and he grew up with his three older sisters Sarah, the eldest, born in 1955, Jane in 1957, and Diana in 1961. He also had a brother, John, who died shortly after being born in 1960. 

Charles Has Been the Defender Of Princess Diana 

In 2017, Spence told People after Princess Diana’s death, “You always think, God, I wish I could’ve protected her. It was just … it was devastating. I always felt … intensely protective towards her.”

Since his elder sister’s death, Charles has been an outspoken defender of her legacy and causes. Moreover, he delivered the eulogy at Princess Diana’s funeral on September 6, 1997.

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

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