US EditionCharles Spencer Details How He Came Up With Sister Princess Diana’s Eulogy
- On September 6, 1997, Charles Spencer, the ninth Earl Spencer, delivered the eulogy for Princess Diana at Westminster Abbey after writing it in an hour and a half.
- His mother and sisters had already decided he would speak, telling him `Well, it is going to be you. Your sisters and I have decided it,` and Spencer flew back overnight from Cape Town, arriving distressed with a stewardess assisting him.
- He framed Diana as a global humanitarian, praising her as a symbol of selfless humanity and noting she `needed no royal title` last year, while pledging to protect Prince William and Prince Harry from anguish on behalf of the family.
- That Westminster Abbey speech produced lasting ripples, as Spencer included a pointed dig at Diana's former in-laws within The Royal Family and has remained close to William and Harry.
- He disclosed the details recently on Gyles Brandreth's `Rosebud` podcast and said it is extremely `difficult` when `total strangers` trauma dump on him, decades after Diana's death long ago.
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Earl Spencer reveals he removed part of Princess Diana's eulogy in last-minute change
Earl Spencer has revealed that part of Princess Diana's eulogy was "very different" from what he eventually read in a last-minute change.Sharing new details of his original eulogy, Charles Spencer sat down with author Gyles Barndreth on his Rosebud podcast to discuss what he read out.As he started piecing together the tribute, the Earl said: "[It was a] very traditional eulogy, almost... 'She was very good at this as a child' and all that. And t…
Princess Diana’s brother Charles discusses the eulogy he scrapped
Earl Charles Spencer, younger brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, originally planned a “very different” eulogy than the controversial speech he ended up delivering at her funeral nearly 30 years ago, he told a British podcaster. Spencer jumped onto a redeye to the U.K. from his then-home in South Africa after receiving the devastating news of Diana’s death in a Paris car crash in August 1997, he told Gyles Brandreth in a Friday edition…
Princess Diana's brother had 'very different' eulogy planned for her funeral - Birmingham Live
Earl Spencer delivered a powerful eulogy to the 2,000 people who attended the service at Westminster Abbey, and made a subtle swipe at Diana's former in-laws, The Royal Family
Princess Diana's brother had 'very different' eulogy planned for her funeral - The Mirror
Earl Spencer has spoken about his sister, Diana, Princess of Wales' funeral and revealed he had initially written a 'very different' eulogy to the one he read out at Westminster Abbey
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