Earl Spencer has described Prince Harry's return to the UK as "very normal" in a new interview, offering a four-word verdict on his nephew's move back to Britain.
The Duke of Sussex returned to his home country last month, six years after leaving for a new life in America. The decision drew worldwide attention.
Meanwhile, Earl Spencer has been promoting his new book about Princess Diana around the world.
Interview Exchange
In an interview with Tina Brown, former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, Diana's brother was asked about his nephew's return. Ms Brown asked: "But is it astounding that an Englishman wants to move back to England?"
The Earl replied: "I don't think so."
The journalist disagreed, noting Harry's turbulent history with the British press and his decision to leave the country six years ago. But the Earl said: "Seems very normal to me."
Eulogy Rehearsal Claims
This week, the earl appeared on CNN's The Source with Kaitlan Collins to discuss his book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister. He was asked about the rehearsal for his sister's funeral.
Ms Collins said: "You actually write in your book about the rehearsal for your sister's funeral, that you had that eulogy in your pocket. But as you went up to the pulpit to rehearse, you said that you saw figures emerging from the abbey's shadows and you write, 'Oh, my God,' about what you believed were palace spies. 'I thought, they're here to check what I'm going to say.' So you actually said you forgot your eulogy."
Earl Spencer responded: "I played the upper-class i**** and pretended I had left it at home, because I realised that they were trying to vet, perhaps veto what I said. They didn't know what I was going to say."
He added: "And I just realised I had to keep that tight. So I just said, oh, don't worry, you want a microphone check? I'll just read out of this hymn book. And I read one line. And they went, enough. So they were there to hear what I was going to say."
Asked whether he would have been "stopped" from reading his eulogy, had the Palace known about it beforehand, he claimed: "I think so. I think there would have been an excuse that maybe time's too short in the service, and could you trim it a bit? And I think there would have been red pens all over it. So I was very conscious that I hadn't written something intentionally inflammatory, but I knew I had to say those words on Diana's behalf."
