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Princess Diana's brother breaks silence amid bombshell Harry and Meghan documentary

The brother of Princess Diana, Charles Spencer, has shared his first Instagram post following the final instalment of Harry and Meghan's Netflix series.

Charles, who is the 9th Earl of Spencer, posted a portrait of King Charles I to the photo-sharing site, giving his followers a little insight into the history of the monarch.

The author and peer, who is Prince Harry's uncle, hasn't commented on the contents of the bombshell documentary - but has now taken to social media to share a "very apt" post about the history of the royal family.

The Mirror reports that in the picture's caption, he said: "Portrait of Charles I, hanging in the Picture Gallery at @althorphouse - the king visited the house in the 1630s, as an honoured guest - at one banquet recorded as feasting on herons, peacocks, and even the humble potato (which was relatively new to England then).

"He was also allowed to visit Althorp [the Spencer estate] several times in 1647, when being held prisoner at his palace of Holdenby - after losing the first English Civil War. The king’s hobbies included Bible-reading, chess, and lawn bowls, and Althorp had an excellent bowling green. Charles was executed in London, in January 1649."

One royal fan commented: "Very apt portrait and king to reflect on today."

"What a marvellous history teacher you would have made!" another said.

And another wrote: "You may be silent on the Netflix drama but after this post about a previous King Charles, might one dare to say you are #TeamHarry - very sagacious to stay silent but let history speak for you.."

Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in 1997 (Getty Images)

Diana is buried in the grounds of Althorp Park, and her brother has been custodian of the family estate since his father died in 1992.

After their mother's death, Prince Harry and Prince William revealed they could not understand why people were "breaking down" until they realised the impact she had on the world.

They spoke about the heartbreak they felt in the 2017 documentary Diana, 7 Days, which was released to mark the 20th anniversary of her death.

Speaking on the programme, William said: "People wanted to grab us, to touch us.

“They were shouting, wailing, literally wailing at us, throwing flowers, and yelling, sobbing, breaking down, people fainted, collapsed. It was a very alien environment.

"I couldn’t understand why everyone wanted to cry as loud as they did and show such emotion as they did when they didn’t really know our mother.

“I did feel a bit protective at times about that.

"You didn’t even know her – why and how are you so upset?

"Now looking back, I have learnt to understand what it was she gave the world and what she gave a lot of people."

The two princes were staying with their father, grandmother the Queen and grandfather Prince Philip at Balmoral when they heard the tragic news that their mother had been killed.

Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan's bombshell Netflix docuseries has shared further footage of Princess Diana's controversial interview with Martin Bashir - which went against Prince William's requests.

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