In an interview with the BBC on Sunday, Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer was asked about the current conspiracy theories surrounding Kate, as well as the media attention his late sister received during her lifetime.
“If you look back at the treatment of my sister Princess Diana by the press, in 2024, and you look at how the paparazzi have developed into this kind of online circus, online free-for-all, there’s probably a danger that “Do you think that’s more powerful than looking at what’s happening right now around the current Princess of Wales?” Laura Kuenssberg said, referring to Kate Middleton, 42. asked Spencer, 59.
“Do you think the dangers of the online, almost conspiracy theory-like world are more powerful than the media intrusion you’ve been fighting?” she added.
Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer reveals devastating family secret
Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer has addressed how his sister and Duchess Kate have been treated by the press. (Getty Images)
“No, I think it was more dangerous in the past,” he said with conviction.
“If you look back at Princess Diana’s death in 1997, I think it was very shocking. … The circumstances of her death were so shocking that the industry that supports the paparazzi is trying to figure out what they can do. “Now we’re thinking more carefully about what we can do,” he said.
Princess Diana died in 1997 at the age of 36. (Tim Graham Photo Library, via Getty Images)
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“Not because they had a moral judgment, but because it was unacceptable.”
Princess Diana tragically died in a car accident in 1997. She was only 36 years old. Since her death, Spencer has accused the media of interfering in her sister’s life. Princess Diana’s driver was found to be responsible for the car crash and her subsequent death, but the paparazzi who followed her former royal were also blamed.
Speculation over the Duchess Kate’s whereabouts continues to mount as she recovers from abdominal surgery. (Max Manby/Getty Images)
Even with a new woman on the throne, media interest in the Princess of Wales continues. Duchess Kate has been recuperating out of the spotlight from her abdominal surgery, which has kept her in the headlines in recent months.
The princess, who was discovered in early March by photographers driven by her mother Carole Middleton, had not been seen since December.
Last weekend, Middleton broke her silence and released a photo of her family that ultimately sparked more questions. Some news agencies determined that the photo had been “manipulated” and “deleted” it.
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The Associated Press has issued a “photo-murder” notice for photos of Kate, Duchess Kate and her children that she released to the public. (AP)
The Princess of Wales later admitted that she had edited the photo and apologized. Following Middleton’s confession, Instagram labeled the account’s posts as “altered photos” for its 15.2 million followers.
“Independent fact-checkers maintain that the photos and images have been edited in a way that could potentially mislead people, but not because they were taken out of context,” the warning states. It’s dark.
Duchess Kate’s photo scandal will only worsen the situation in the royal family. (Max Manby/Getty Images)
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Spencer, who is promoting his new memoir “A Very Private School” in the wake of the scandal, added his two cents to the conundrum. Regarding Duchess Kate’s situation, he said, “I’m worried about what the truth is.”
A representative for Earl Spencer did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
