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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

The "Awful Feeling" Charles Spencer Had Before Princess Diana's Eulogy, After Being Designated as Prince Harry and Prince William's "Guardian"

Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, and her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, at her funeral service at Westminster Abbey on September 6, 1997.

Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, recently gave a candid interview on Gyles Brandreth's podcast, "Rosebud." During the appearance, Earl Spencer revealed that it's extremely "difficult" when "total strangers" trauma dump on him about his late sister. He also spoke about realizing he would have to deliver a eulogy for Princess Diana at her funeral, before which he had an "awful feeling."

The 9th Earl Spencer shared that he flew back to the U.K. from South Africa, where he was living at the time, upon learning of his sister's tragic death. "[I had a] very sweet stewardess help me, because I was in bits," Spencer explained on the podcast, via People. "I had a big, thick address book, and I thought, 'I want to find someone who's going to make the speech for her.' And I got to 'Z' and I hadn't found anyone."

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