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Earl Spencer was seen arriving at BBC Broadcasting House in London on Sunday after admitting he most likely won’t be at King Charles’s coronation.
Princess Diana’s brother, 58, who lives at Althorp House in Northamptonshire, was in good spirits when he arrived to appear on Radio 4.
Carrying a brown bag, Charles changed into a navy blue suit that he paired with a white shirt.
It comes after he recently admitted that he probably won’t be invited to King Charles’ coronation. on Jane Garvey and Fi Glover’s Times Radio podcast, Off Air.
When asked if he would be invited to the event, the author replied: ‘I wouldn’t have thought of it, I think there are only about two thousand people there.’
Earl Spencer was seen arriving at BBC Broadcasting House in London on Sunday after admitting he most likely won’t be at King Charles’s coronation.
‘There’s an old crown hanging around here somewhere, but I won’t be wearing it any time soon, I don’t think.’
However, Prince William’s uncle and Prince Harry didn’t seem too concerned about not getting an invite to the royal event.
He admitted: ‘The whole royal thing… I don’t find it as interesting as other people, you know? I go on with my life… People assume I worry a lot, but it’s just a secondary part of my life.’
King Charles’ coronation takes place on May 6 and guests are expected to receive “save the date” notices this week and official invitations in April.
And while the guest list has shrunk from the 8,000 who attended the Queen’s Coronation in 1953 to 2,000, there is one area where the King has expanded.
The sacred ceremony is intended to be an intimate exchange between the monarch and his people in the presence of God.
But as part of his plan to update the ceremony, King Charles decided to break away from the 900-year-old tradition by inviting his crowned friends, including European royals and rulers of Arab states.
King Charles’ coronation will take place on May 6 and guests are expected to receive “save the date” notices this week and official invitations in April.
Princess Diana’s 58-year-old brother, who lives at Althorp House in Northamptonshire, was in good spirits when he arrived at the television studios.
It is not yet clear if Prince Harry will visit for the occasion from his California home with his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
Last month, Charles Spencer unveiled a stunning portrait of his mother, Frances Shand Kydd, and royal fans went wild over the family resemblance to Princess Diana.
He took to Instagram to share a painting of his late mother to celebrate her 87th birthday.
She explained in the caption that the image sits in her home library, surrounded by photos of four of her children, adding: ‘My mother was born 87 years ago today, at Park House, Sandringham.
‘On the same day, January 20, 1936, a few hundred yards away at Sandringham House, King George V died. My mother died in 2004, when she was 68. Too young.’
Princess Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, has revealed a stunning portrait of their mother, Frances Shand Kydd (pictured), and royal fans have gone wild over the family resemblance to the late royal.
Princess Diana at the premiere of the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984 in London
Royal fans were stunned by the portrait, with many saying Frances looked like Princess Diana’s doppelganger.
One person wrote: ‘Very sad, too young. However, it’s easy to see where Diana’s beauty comes from. She was also too young.
Another social media user said: ‘Wow. Diana obviously inherited her beauty from your mother. It is a beautiful portrait.
A third added: ‘She’s so beautiful. Diana definitely looks like her. A fourth wrote: “Diana’s beauty is shown through your mother.”
The portrait captures Frances as a young woman, looking out of frame to the left.
Diana and her mother (pictured together) had a difficult relationship and did not speak to each other before her death in 1997.
Frances, then 18, and 8th Earl Spencer ‘Johnnie’, 30, were married in 1954 before divorcing in 1969.
In 1968, Frances lost a custody battle over Diana, Charles, and their sisters Jane and Sarah, and tried in 1971 to regain custody of Johnnie Spencer, but lost once more.
Diana’s mother went to live with her new husband in Scotland after losing her first custody battle, in which she was nicknamed ‘the bolter’.
Princess Diana died at the age of 36 when the car she was traveling in crashed in a Paris tunnel on August 31, 1997.
Diana and her mother had a difficult relationship and did not speak to each other before her death in 1997.