Earl Spencer claims media treatment of Prince Harry and Meghan ‘echoes’ Diana

20 Sep 2026 • 4:03 PM MYT
The Independent
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Earl Spencer claims media treatment of Prince Harry and Meghan ‘echoes’ Diana

  • Earl Spencer has claimed the press treatment of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex echoes the media's behaviour towards his late sister, Diana, Princess of Wales.
  • Speaking to the BBC, Earl Spencer described tabloid coverage of Harry and Meghan as a "cancerous influence" and called on people to learn from Diana's example.
  • Earl Spencer also accused King Charles of gaslighting him after Buckingham Palace responded to claims published in his new memoir about Princess Diana.
  • The memoir alleges that King Charles said "we'll forget her soon enough" during an argument over Princess Diana's funeral cortege.
  • Buckingham Palace responded to the memoir's claims by stating that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory.

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