Charles Spencer paid a heartwarming tribute to his late sister Princess Diana on the anniversary of her death.
Earl Spencer, 59, living at Althorp House, Northampton, set to work Twitter to share a childhood photo with the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
Today marks the 26th anniversary of Diana’s death. The world was in mourning when Diana, 36, along with her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed and their driver Henry Paul died in a car crash in the Alma underpass in Paris in 1997.
To mark the occasion, Charles Spencer shared a childhood photo with his sister, and viewers have flocked to the comments to show support.
Charles Spencer (pictured left) shared a childhood photo with Diana (pictured right) on Twitter on the anniversary of her death
The photo showed a summer return of the siblings as children.
Diana wore a cute pink dress as she put her arm around her younger brother’s shoulder and looked at the camera.
While Charles wore an all blue look with a striped polo T-shirt and matching royal blue shorts.
The post, shared in the early hours of the morning, has since been viewed more than 20,000 times.
Charles chose not to caption the sentimental post, but received hundreds of comments from others who have fond memories of the late princess.
Touched by the count’s tribute, someone wrote: ‘Lovely picture. Diana was so sweet and I’m sure she’s the best big sister too. I grew up loving Diana, as most of this world did. You help keep her goodness and spirit alive by being the person you are. Thanks for that.’
A second person said: ‘Beautiful picture, very poignant. It must be a difficult day for you every year. X’
A third added: ‘I miss her presence in the world. I am so grateful that you are here, doing a phenomenal job of teaching the world about the Spencer family, grounding us all, and connecting us to history. It gives us all a lot of security. Thank you for your efforts.’
Diana, Princess of Wales, kisses her brother, Earl Charles Spencer, at the Birthright Ball in 1985
Supporters flocked to the comment section to offer their condolences to Charles on the anniversary of Diana’s death
A fourth person said, “Thinking of you and all the family on the 26th anniversary of her untimely and tragic death. RIP Diana, a shining example of kindness, compassion and beauty. Never forgotten, always loved.’
It comes just one day after Prince Harry released “Heart of Invictus,” in which he spoke of his inability “to feel or cry” after his mother’s death.
On Episode 4 of the Duke of Sussex series, Harry shared a one-on-one moment with Darrell Ling while competing in the indoor rowing category for Canada.
When the couple opened up about trauma, Darrell told him, “I’m glad you went through this and know how we feel.”
In another episode, The Duke of Sussex also said that he was unaware of the trauma he still had from his mother, Princess Diana, dying in Paris in August 1997 when he was only 12 years old.
Earl Spencer, Prince William, Prince Harry and the Prince of Wales at Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997
Harry shared how the trauma of losing his mother hit him at the age of 28 due to a ‘circumstance’
Harry said that when he returned from the war in 2008, the “biggest struggle for me was that no one around me could really help,” adding: “I didn’t have that support structure, that network or that expert advice to identify what was really going on. continue with me.’
He also told the show, “Unfortunately, like most of us, the first time you consider therapy is when you’re lying on the floor in a fetal position, probably wishing you had dealt with this stuff before.” And that’s what I really want to change.’
The show was released ahead of next month’s Invictus Games, which will take place in Dusseldorf over eight days from September 9 and will be attended by Harry and Meghan.
Harry is the executive producer and the show is part of the Sussexes’ deal with Netflix – their most significant production to date being last year’s controversial one
Harry & Meghan documentary featuring a series of swipes at members of the royal family.