Princess Diana’s younger brother, Charles Spencer, wed his girlfriend, archaeologist and podcast host Cat Jarman, in a location that couldn’t be more different from his late sister’s St. Paul’s Cathedral wedding ceremony. 5,000 miles from his family home at Althorp House, on the rustic red hills of Sedona, Arizona, the 9th Earl Spencer said ‘I do’ to his fourth wife on May 15.
“We both feel so incredibly lucky to have progressed from being colleagues, to friendship, to deep love and connection,” Spencer and his new wife said in an official statement to People. “Each stage of our relationship has been underpinned by laughter and we share a passion for life.”
The bride looked modern and elegant in a sleeveless blue Grecian-esque gown in a pale blue, rather than an overtly bridal white. The dress comes from ba&sh and features a gold-tone hardware accent and a slightly stretchy, breezy fabric—ideal for the hot Arizona weather. Charles Spencer looked relaxed and joyful in a navy suit and blue shirt with the buttons undone.
Royal watchers might find this happy news a little confusing, as Charles Spencer was previously married to Karen Spencer, and their divorce was only finalized in December 2025. The Earl Spencer married Karen Gordon in 2011, and they shared a daughter—Lady Charlotte Diana Spencer, born in 2012. Karen, who was styled as The Countess Spencer, was Charles’s third wife following his previous marriages in 1989 and 2001. Charles Spencer and Karen Spencer announced they were divorcing in June 2024 and the earl confirmed his relationship with Cat Jarman in October 2024.
Charles Spencer and Cat Jarman initially bonded over their love of books and history. Spencer was introduced to his now-wife through his work as an author, when he was asking to review her newest book in 2021. They formed a professional relationship before becoming closer as friends, and now closer than ever as husband and wife.
