Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer has released an emotional message after a heartbreaking loss.
Earl Charles Spencer turned to his official Instagram account to recount start of his broadcasting career following the death of a former colleague, sharing a throwback photo with a note.
The 62-year-old wrote: “I was – to my huge relief and delight – offered a full-time role by Steve Friedman, the executive producer, at a party to mark the end of that month of work in the UK.”
After confirming that Friedman was “sure”, Earl Spencer revealed that he “found a napkin, and wrote out a very basic contract on it and asked him to sign it”.
Sharing his last meeting with his friend, he added: “Six weeks later I turned up in his office in Rockefeller Plaza, NYC, and produced the napkin. He laughed, honoured it, and we went from there.”
The picture shows his former colleagues – a few of whom “remain friends today,” he said.
“Over the next decade, I worked with most of this very fine group of journalists, around the world. A lot of hard work and hard laughter.”
The Earl, who recently tied the knot with his loved one, tragically explained: “One sadly died on Sunday, which made me think about this era, and these colleagues.”
It comes hours after the Earl posted a tribute to his youth in Northamptonshire. Uploaded to his Instagram story was an old photo of swans swimming in the lake of his family’s historic 13,000-acre Althorp Estate, which is home to Diana’s final resting place.
2026-08-14 17:32:00
