Earl Spencer says media treatment of Harry and Meghan echoes Diana's experience
September 20, 2026 at 09:01 AM · Updated 26d ago
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Laura Kuenssberg: I asked Earl Spencer who we should believe, him or the King?
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Key takeaways from BBC interview as Earl Spencer defends claims about King
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Watch: Earl Spencer says he felt Charles had 'giddy tone' during call after Diana's death
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Watch: Emotional Earl Spencer says he misses sister Diana every day
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شقيق ديانا: هاري يخوض محنة مماثلة لما مرت به والدته
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Earl Spencer says media treatment of Harry and Meghan ‘echoes’ Diana’s experience
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Watch: Diana's brother says press has 'cancerous influence' on Harry and Meghan's lives
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Harry and Meghan's media treatment echoes what happened to Diana, Earl Spencer tells BBC
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Newspaper headlines: 'Gaslit by the King' and 'McCann suspect's book plot'
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Who is Earl Spencer, the man making claims against King Charles?
(opens the publisher’s site)Earl Spencer has said the media's treatment of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex echoes how the press treated his sister, Princess Diana.
- Spencer told the BBC that tabloid coverage of Harry and Meghan has a "cancerous influence," saying it must weigh on anyone "destroyed daily" by such reporting.
- He said Diana was "brought low" by media criticism and that it was a "pity" to see echoes of that in coverage of the Sussexes.
- Spencer accused King Charles of "gaslighting" him after the palace responded to his memoir's claim that the king said "we'll forget her soon enough" after Diana's death.
- A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said "the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason" in response to Spencer's claims.
- Earl Spencer denied his upcoming memoir about Diana is motivated by money, saying she would be 'cheering from the rafters.'
- Spencer said he misses Diana every day, describing sibling loss as something one never gets over.
- He recounted that Prince Charles had a 'giddy tone' during a phone call after Diana's death, when Charles described breaking the news to William and Harry.
- His memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, published Tuesday, was called his 'final word' and 'sign off' as Diana's brother.