Earl Spencer Dianas Father
The future princess of wales blonde locks fell to her shoulders and her brother also had a neatly combed mane of hair.
Earl spencer dianas father. His parents troubled marriage ended in divorce when he was four years old. Princess dianas brother earl spencer has unveiled a rare photo of their father and fans have gone wild for the family resemblance. Edward john spencer 8th earl spencer lvo 24 january 1924 29 march 1992 styled viscount althorp until june 1975 was a british peer and nobleman.
He was educated at eton and sandhurst. Charles spencer 56 who lives at althorp house took to. Charles and diana were very close to each other in their childhood.
The earl shared a sweet childhood photo with diana last week. The princess and her husband prince charles heir to. He had been an equerry attendant to king george vi father of queen elizabeth from 1950 1952 and to the queen herself in the first two years of her reign.
He was educated at eton and magdalen college oxford where he read modern history. Princess dianas father the 8th earl spencer died sunday of a heart attack a spokesman for humana wellington hospital said. Spencer inherited the title viscount althorp when his father became earl spencer in 1975.
Edward john spencer was the eighth earl spencer of althorp and father of diana princess of wales.