As he paid tribute to his late sister, Charles Spencer revealed that he visited Princess Diana’s grave almost every day. talking good morning britain On October 15, the ninth Earl Spencer, who runs the family’s historic Althorp estate, said his sister’s memory was “very” clear every day.
“I go there almost every day,” he said of her private cemetery, located on an island in the center of the property’s oval lake. Asked if he spoke to his sister during the visit, Spencer said “not always.”
However, he shared, “Last week, one of her closest childhood friends came to the island. That was really nice.”
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Diana’s grave is only accessible by rowboat and is not open to the public, although it was once accessible via a bridge, a detail Prince Harry mentioned in his memoir, free. “The bridge has been removed to give my mother privacy from intruders,” he wrote.
Earl Spencer received a particularly touching gift for his 60th birthday, as his sister’s grave is located in the middle of the lake. he told good morning britain A friend “hand-made a canoe” for him to use on his daily visits to Princess Diana.
While her tomb is inaccessible to the public, they can visit the “Temple,” a monument honoring the princess located on the estate. Although the Greek-style building has been part of Althorp for centuries, it was dedicated to the princess in 1998 and includes a plaque bearing her name and quotes from the eulogies of the princess and her brother.
Princess Diana’s memorial is located on her family’s Althorp estate and is only accessible by rowboat.
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Spencer said he is often stopped by people who want to share memories of his sister, who tragically died in a car accident in 1997.
“Even as I was putting on my makeup, I had people come up to me almost crying and saying how much she meant to them,” he told me good morning britain”, adding, “Every day people tell me how inspiring she was, how much they miss her, and what they did the day she died.
“I’m sure almost everyone who watches this show has experienced family trauma at some point,” he continued. “Like everyone else, you get used to it, but it never goes away.”
