Earl Spencer appeared to show a subtle sign of support for Meghan Markle during one of his interviews this week, and most people missed it. Princess Diana’s brother has been promoting his new book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, which was released last month.
Earlier this week, Mr Spencer joined former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown on stage at St. Peter’s Chelsea in New York City. While the earl did not specifically name Meghan Markle during his chat with Ms Brown, his remarks about women from the outside marrying into the Royal Family carried quite a significant weight.
Remarks on marrying into the Royal Family
Ms Brown asked: “Do you think that it is actually impossible to be a human being of today’s modern era inside the cage of the monarchy?”
Mr Spencer replied: “Well, there are people who endure it.
“I think there are certain people who find it very difficult to be inside of it. I think if you grow up in a Royal Family, it’s a lot easier than marrying into it.”
He added: “If you look at the wives of those who’ve married in, it’s tough,” he continued. “It’s a way of thinking that is very specific.”
Book promotion and palace spies anecdote
Elsewhere, the earl appeared on CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins to discuss his new book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.
He was asked by Ms Collins: “Your eulogy was so compelling. And I mean, after you delivered it, there was a massive round of applause, not just inside, but also among those watching outside.”
She added: “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 idiot 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.
“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.”
