Diana’s brother compares media treatment of Harry, Meghan to late princess’ ordeal
Earl Charles Spencer says lessons should be learned from Princess Diana's experience with the media.
Brother of late Princess Diana, Earl Charles Spencer, has compared the media treatment of her sons, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, to the ordeal his sister faced. In a recent BBC interview, Spencer warned that the public should learn from Diana's tragic example, stating that the media's portrayal of Harry and Meghan was "really, really unpleasant".
Diana died in a 1997 Paris car crash after enduring years of intense paparazzi attention. Spencer, Harry's uncle, emphasized that the constant criticism must be a "cancerous influence" on the couple's lives. Harry and Meghan cited the toxic media environment as a reason for their departure from the royal family in 2020, subsequently moving to the United States.
They had also taken legal action against several British tabloids, with mixed outcomes, prior to their relocation. Spencer, who authored the book "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" and had his work featured in the Daily Mail, has recently drawn attention for alleged negative comments about Harry's father, King Charles. The royal palace responded by defending King Charles, stating that he grieves deeply for his sister yet remains mindful of the potential for memory and emotion to affect judgment.
The recent events, including the book's publication and Harry and Meghan's return to Britain, present additional challenges for the king, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment.
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