HARRY AND MEGHAN'S MEDIA TREATMENT ECHOES WHAT HAPPENED TO DIANA, EARL SPENCER TELLS BBC. (PHOTO).

 Harry and Meghan's media treatment echoes what happened to Diana, Earl Spencer tells BBC

Earl Spencer has drawn parallels between Princess Diana’s struggles with the press and the scrutiny faced today by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. In a BBC interview, he described tabloid coverage as a “cancerous influence” and recalled Diana’s “tears of despair” under relentless criticism. 

He said it was “beholden on people to learn from Diana’s example,” noting how damaging daily attacks can be for anyone in the public eye.

Spencer emphasized that he supports both of Diana’s sons equally, rejecting the idea that he is only “on Harry’s side.” He explained that his concern stems from witnessing how media hostility deeply affected his sister, leaving her “brought low” by constant judgment. 

He sees echoes of that treatment in the way the Sussexes have been portrayed since stepping back from royal duties, particularly in light of their own public criticisms of the press.

The interview also revisited Spencer’s controversial claim that King Charles told him people would “forget Diana soon enough” after her death. 

Buckingham Palace responded by suggesting grief can distort memory, but Spencer insisted he was “telling the truth,” recalling the words as “monstrous.” 

His forthcoming memoir, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, is expected to expand on these allegations, including his assertion that Charles sounded “giddily elated” in the aftermath of Diana’s passing.