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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Princess Diana's Brother Accused of “Cruel and Inexplicable” Dumping of His Wife "by Text Message"

Charles Spencer wearing a top hat and suit standing next to Karen Spencer in a blue dress and matching hat with flowers.

In terms of breakups, we all remember Carrie and Berger's Post-It moment on Sex and The City, and while he didn't quite slap a sticky note on her laptop, it seems Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, might've chosen an equally impersonal way to end his relationship with ex-wife Karen Spencer.

Per the Daily Mail, court documents revealed that Countess Spencer was informed by the earl that their marriage was over "by text message."

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