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3 days ago
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Prince Harry asked Princess Diana's brother for advice on changing family name
Names and titles continue to be a highly sensitive subject for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. It has now been revealed Prince Harry reportedly explored ways with Earl Spencer to change his family name Prince Harry reportedly sought advice from Princess Diana 's brother about changing his family name. It's been almost thirty years since Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris at the age of 36. Her younger brother Earl Spencer was just 32 years old at the time, while their sister Sarah and Jane were 42 and 40 years old. Earl Charles Spencer recently made a heartbreaking admission about her death during a special episode of Loose Men. The Earl made his debut as a panellist on Loose Men today, as the panel were talking about their close bonds with their siblings. Explaining how it felt to lose a sibling, Earl Spencer said it's like an "amputation." He later revealed that for years after his sister's tragic death, he thought he had to "ring her to tell her something" – before realising he couldn't anymore. The Duchess of Sussex gave up her royal title along with husband Prince Harry when they stepped down as senior royals in March 2020. They still retain the HRH titles, which Harry has had since birth, but are not supposed to use them for commercial purposes. Names and titles continue to be a highly sensitive subject for the pair. The Sussex title was given to the pair on the morning of their wedding in May 2018 by Prince Harry's late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. But, the Mail on Sunday has revealed Prince Harry explored ways to take his mother's surname and ditch Mountbatten-Windsor, used by his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet and a name cherished by King Charles. It is understood Prince Harry discussed the issue with Earl Spencer during a rare visit to Britain, but was told that the legalities surrounding the change were to great to overcome. A friend of Prince Harry told MailOnline: "They had a very amicable conversation and Spencer advised him against taking such a step". The surname Mountbatten-Windsor is only available to descendants of the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. It combines the Royal Family 's name of Windsor and the Duke of Edinburgh 's adopted surname. Royal author Tom Bower has claimed that 'Meghan decided her real object in life was to be Diana'. If the name change had succeeded, Meghan's daughter would have become Lilibet Diana Spencer. According to the Government, you do not have to follow a legal process to start using a new name, but it suggests on its official website using a 'deed poll' to apply for or to change official documents such as a passport or driving licence.
Daily Record
27-05-2025
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Martin Kemp makes brutal confession about sex life with wife live on Loose Women
Martin Kemp left the Loose Women panel in fits of giggles after he made an unexpected admission about his and his wife Shirlie Holliman's sex life. Martin Kemp left the Loose Women panel at a loss of words after making a shocking admission regarding his sex life with wife Shirlie Holliman during a live TV appearance. The 63-year-old EastEnders star appeared on a special edition of the ITV daytime show, which was a Loose Women and Loose Men mash up, alongside Kaye Adams, Paul C Brunson, and Judi Love, where the topic of scheduling sex with a partner came up. While dating expert and Celebs Go Dating star Paul insisted that it was a good idea, Martin wasn't convinced. He declared: 'I don't think you can schedule sex,' prompting awkward laughter from the audience and the panel. He continued: 'If I had to look in my diary and it says 7:30pm on a Thursday night, I'm going to do it… I don't think it works. I even feel under pressure if it's a Sunday morning!' The studio burst into giggles as Martin doubled down: 'Oh so everyone in here does it on a Sunday morning? I know. But I do! I feel that pressure... 'Oh it's Sunday morning, I'm going to have to do it in a minute.'' Paul tried to shift the focus by explaining that most couples only spend an average of an hour together per week, the Express reports. Martin responded: 'What I'm saying is you can schedule a time where you are just going to eat together. You don't have to say sex. So you're talking a date night?' Paul replied: 'It could be a date night, we're going to have some wine, we're going to watch something. And then who knows what will happen.' Host Kaye Adams later playfully asked Martin if he'd be trying the suggestion, to which he cheekily replied: 'I will definitely give it a try. I'll give Shirl a call in a minute,' before glancing at his watch and joking, 'I'll book it in... Hang on, this is going out live isn't it?' Looking straight into the camera, Martin finished with: 'Shirl, get yourself ready, I'm on the way home.' Martin and Shirlie met in 1982 after the Spandau Ballet star spotted her performing with Wham! on Top of the Pops. The couple went on tie the knot in St. Lucia in 1988 and share two children, daughter Harley Moon, 35, and son Roman Kemp, 32. It's not the first time Martin has made an eyebrow raising remark in regards to his marriage. Earlier this year, on the podcast FFS! My dad is Martin Kemp, the singer stunned his son Roman by saying: 'Shirlie gives me some good tongue lashings... you know exactly what I mean when I say tongue lashings... "She's good at it, she's good at the old tongue lashing, she will know when and how to put me down.' Roman didn't hold back, exclaiming: 'What the actual f*** does that mean? That is horrendous, that's the worst thing you've ever said. I can see the headline now, that is horrendous.' After their uncomfortable exchange, the father-son duo still managed to end the conversation in fits of laughter, as Martin said: 'I love coming in here and talking to you. "When I'm out and about even with my mates. I never laugh as much as when I'm sitting here with you, talking to you.'
Yahoo
26-05-2025
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Princess Diana's Brother Reveals that Losing Her 28 Years Ago Was Like Having an "Amputation"
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This August will mark 28 years since Princess Diana's tragic death. During her funeral, the late royal's little brother, Charles Spencer, gave a passionate speech about the British media and how his sister was hounded by the paparazzi. Since then, Earl Spencer has gone on to share memories about his sister over the years, including glimpses of the princess's island gravesite at their ancestral home, Althorp, on Instagram. On May 15, Spencer appeared on ITV's Loose Men to discuss mental health—and admitted that losing his sister was a shock to the system. 'It's such an amputation," Earl Spencer said, describing the pain of losing a sibling. "You grow up with these people, they are your flesh and blood, they're with you forever and then they're gone." "You expect obviously first grandparents and then parents to go, and there's the awful tragedy you mentioned of children going, but siblings, it's a really extraordinary thing," Spencer said. Although he has two other older sisters, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes, Spencer explained that his relationship with Diana was different because they were closer in age and grew up together. "I have two sisters I adore, they're quite a lot older than me, so I don't have, I don't share my childhood with anyone anymore. And that's a great loss that you can never really put right," Earl Spencer continued. Spencer—who recently split from his third wife, Karen, Countess Spencer—added that for "years after Diana died" he would go to call her without thinking. "I would think I must ring her and tell her something, because we shared the same sense of humor, and you just realize of course that's not going to happen," he said. Last August, Diana's brother shared a photo of some old newspaper clippings and pictures of his sister on Instagram to mark the 27th anniversary of her death. And during an appearance on Good Morning Britain last fall, Spencer said that he visits Diana's grave—which is only accessible by rowboat—"pretty much every day." He continued, "every day people tell me what an inspiration she was, how much they miss her, what they did the day she died. It's extraordinary."
Yahoo
17-05-2025
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Princess Diana's brother shares heartbreaking grief, says her death felt like 'an amputation'
Earl Charles Spencer lost a part of himself when his sister, Princess Diana, was killed nearly three decades ago. On May 15, he appeared on "Loose Men" in honor of Mental Health Awareness Week, where he discussed sibling grief. "It's such an amputation," said the 60-year-old. "You grow up with these people, they are your flesh and blood, they're with you forever, and then they're gone." Princess Diana's Brother, Charles Spencer, Reveals Devastating Family Secret "It's a really extraordinary thing," the historian reflected. Diana died in 1997 from injuries she sustained in a car crash in Paris. She was 36. At the time, the mother of two was being chased by paparazzi. Read On The Fox News App Spencer noted that grief never goes away. "For years after Diana died, I would think, 'I must ring her and tell her something,' because we shared the same sense of humor," he recalled. "And you just realize, of course, that's not going to happen." The author described how his big sister played a key role in his childhood. "As your family naturally folds in on itself — you lose your parents — I have two older sisters who I adore," Spencer explained. "They're quite a lot older than me, so I don't share my childhood with anyone anymore. And that's a great loss you can never really put right." Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter The world, along with Spencer, watched Diana grow from a shy teenage nursery schoolteacher into a glamorous celebrity who comforted AIDS patients. She instantly became a household name when she married the future King Charles III in 1981, when she was 20 years old. They welcomed two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, before the couple announced their separation in 1992. Their divorce was finalized in 1996. Spencer said that even as a teenager, he felt an urgency to protect his sister from "the photographers who were plaguing her." "I remember just before she died, a female journalist wrote a really horrendous article, because by that stage I don't think that journalist was thinking of Diana as a person," said Spencer. "She was something to make money out of or whatever." "I wrote her an outraged letter and had a bit of to and fro with her," he said. "I think, particularly as a brother of a sister, you always want to get stuck in, really." It was during Diana's funeral that Spencer denounced the ruthless U.K. press that hounded his beloved sibling in her lifetime. Spencer was 42 years old when he first revealed to a therapist he had been sexually abused as a child. At the time, he had "hit rock bottom." Seventeen years later, he detailed the trauma he endured in a memoir, "A Very Private School." Like What You're Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News He never told Diana about his experience at Maidwell Hall, an elite English boarding school. But as he struggled with loneliness away from his family, he often thought of his sister. "She was the closest person to me growing up," he told Fox News Digital in 2024. "We had two much older sisters and a baby brother who had died. Then there was Diana and me. We were very close. And, actually, that was one of the devastations of being sent away. She was sent a year ahead of me, but for the first few years of my life, we went everywhere together." WATCH: PRINCESS DIANA'S HAIRDRESSER RECALLS THEIR LASTING FRIENDSHIP "We did everything together," he shared. "We went to a very gentle primary school together, a day school, [before boarding school]. She was an absolutely lovely older sister to a little boy whose parents were divorced and had quite a traditional English upbringing. We were allies." At the time, a spokesperson for Maidwell Hall didn't immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. It previously told "Today" that it has notified authorities who investigate crimes against children. School officials are also encouraging any past students with similar experiences to come forward. Today, Spencer hopes the school will now deal with its past "in an honest way." "I would tell [my younger self] it wasn't his fault," Spencer said. "As a child, you're always thinking it's your fault. I used to think I must have failed as a son to be sent away to such a place and not be part of the family. … But I would tell him, 'You're fine. You've come out on the other side.'"Original article source: Princess Diana's brother shares heartbreaking grief, says her death felt like 'an amputation'
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16-05-2025
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Charles Spencer Calls Princess Diana's Death an 'Amputation' in Heartbreaking Revelation
Charles Spencer opened up grieving his sister Princess Diana's death on a U.K. talk show during Mental Health Awareness Week The 9th Earl Spencer said likened losing his sister to "an amputation" Charles, 60, previously told PEOPLE that he never told Diana about the abuse he endured at boarding schoolCharles Spencer is opening up about the enduring pain of losing his sister, Princess Diana, nearly three decades after her death. On May 15, the 9th Earl Spencer appeared on Loose Men — a special edition of the ITV talk show Loose Women in honor of Mental Health Awareness Week — where he joined a panel discussion on sibling grief. Now 60, Charles spoke candidly about the emotional toll of Diana's death and the deep bond they shared growing up. "It's such an amputation. It's like the other guys were saying, you grow up with these people, they are your flesh and blood, they're with you forever, and then they're gone," Earl Spencer said. The historian described the death of a sibling as "a really extraordinary thing" because of their unique role in one's life and how he continues to grieve Diana. Princess Diana died at age 36 following a car crash in Paris in August 1997, while being pursued by paparazzi. Recalling the bond they shared, Charles said, "For years after Diana died, I would think, 'I must ring her and tell her something,' because we shared the same sense of humor and you just realize, of course, that's not going to happen." The author of A Very Private School: A Memoir added that Diana's death meant that he lost a key part of his childhood, because she was with him for so many memories. "As your family naturally folds in on itself — you lose your parents — I have two older sisters who I adore, they're quite a lot older than me, so I don't share my childhood with anyone anymore, and that's a great loss you can never really put right," Charles said about his own family dynamic. John Spencer and Frances Shand Kydd had four children — Lady Sarah McCorquodale, Lady Jane Fellowes, Princess Diana and Charles Spencer — spanning a nine-year age gap between the eldest, Sarah, and the youngest, Charles. Loose Men panelist Craig Doyle then said that the late Princess of Wales was "judged so publicly in her short but wonderful life" and asked Charles how he dealt with wanting to protect her. Diana became a household name when she married the future King Charles in 1981 when she was 20 and openly spoke about the intense pressures that came with it. Her younger brother noted that he was a teenager when she stepped into the public light and felt compelled to personally address "the photographers who were plaguing her." Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage? to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! "I remember just before she died, a female journalist wrote a really horrendous article, because by that stage I don't think that journalist was thinking of Diana as a person, she was something to make money out of or whatever," Charles revealed. "I wrote to her an outraged letter and had a bit of to and fro with her. I think particularly as a brother of a sister, you always want to get stuck in, really." Charles became the 9th Earl Spencer when his father died in 1992 and famously delivered a fiery eulogy at Diana's funeral in 1997. There, he denounced the media's mistreatment of her and pledged that "we, your blood family" would work to ensure that her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, would be raised so that their souls "can sing openly as you planned." Speaking to PEOPLE in 2024 about his memoir A Very Private School, the Earl Spencer revealed that he never spoke to Diana about his harrowing experience at Maidwell Hall, an elite all boys' boarding school where he endured abuse. Read the original article on People
