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Earl Charles Spencer lost a part of himself when his sister, Diana Princess Diana, was killed nearly thirty years ago.
On May 15, he appeared on “The Loose Men” in honor of Mental Health Awareness Week, where he discussed the sorrow of his siblings.
"It's an amputation," the 60-year-old said. "You grew up with these people, they're your flesh and blood, they're with you forever, and then they're gone."
Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer reveals devastating family secrets
Earl Charles Spencer talks about how he caused grief after his death in 1997 in the special edition of the talk show "Lose Women". (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
Historians reflect, “This is a very extraordinary thing.”
Diana died in 1997 after being injured in a car accident in Paris. She is 36 years old. At that time, the mother of two was chased by paparazzi.
Spencer points out that grief will never go away.
Princess Diana died of injuries suffered in a car accident. She is 36 years old. (Terry Fincher/Princess Diana Archives/Getty Images)
“A lot of years after Diana died, I thought, ‘I had to call her and tell her something because we shared the same sense of humor.” “Of course, you just realized that it wasn’t going to happen.”
The author describes how his older sister played a key role in his childhood.
"When your family folds naturally - you lose your parents - I have two big sisters I like," Spencer explained. "They are much older than me, so I don't share my childhood with anyone anymore. It's a huge loss that you can never really do."
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In 1968, an unnamed archive of Mrs. Diana Spencer with her brother Earl Charles Spencer. (PA image via Getty image)
The world, along with Spencer, watch Diana grow from a shy teenage nursery teacher to a charming celebrity who comforts AIDS patients. In 1981, when she was 20 years old, she immediately became a household name when she married the future King Charles III. Before the couple announced their separation in 1992, they welcomed their two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. Their divorce was finalized in 1996.
Spencer said he felt urgent to protect his sister from “the photographer who troubled her.”
"I remember before she died, a female journalist wrote a very terrible article because by that stage, I didn't think journalists view Diana as a person," Spencer said. "She was something that could be used to make money."
Starting from left: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, Earl Charles Spencer, Prince Harry and former Prince Charles were held at Princess Diana's funeral on 6 September 1997 at Westminster Abbey, London, England. (David Levenson/Getty Images)
"I wrote her an angry letter and came back with her," he said. "I think, especially as a sister's brother, you always want to get into trouble."
It was at Diana's funeral that Spencer condemned the ruthless British media, who pursued his beloved siblings throughout his life.
Spencer was only 42 when he first revealed to the therapist he had sexually abused as a child. At that time, he "hitted the rock". Seventeen years later, he details the trauma he suffered in his memoir, The Very Private School.
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Earl Charles Spencer's "Very Private School" was published in 2024. (Gallery Book)
He never told Diana about her experience at Maidwell Hall, an elite British boarding school. But when he struggles alone with his family, he often thinks of his sister.
He told Fox News digits in 2024: "She is the closest to me. We have two big sisters and a younger brother, and died. Then Diana and me. We are very close. Actually, it was one of the disasters that were sent away. She has been sent for a year.
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"We did everything together," he shared. "We went to a very gentle elementary school in a day school (before boarding school). She was the sister of an absolutely adorable little boy whose parents were divorced and raised in traditional English. We are allies."
Young Charles Spencer. (Tim Graham Library by Getty Images)
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At the time, a spokesperson for Madwell Hall did not immediately respond to Fox News numbers' request for comment. It had previously told "Today" that it had notified authorities investigating crimes against children. School officials also encourage any student with similar experience to step up.
Today, Spencer hopes that the school will now deal with the past in an “honest way” way.
"I'll tell (my young self) it's not his fault," Spencer said. "When you were kids, you kept thinking it was your fault. I used to think that I must have been sent to a place like this because my son was sent to a place like this and not being a part of the family. ... But I'll tell him, 'You're fine. You're fine. You're out.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.