Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. Sarah Spencer with Prince Charles in 1977. Here's what you need to know about Princess Diana's sister, Sarah, and where she is now. The Truth About Princess Diana's Sister, Sarah Spencer, Diana: A Princess and Her Troubled Marriage, beauty rule the royals are forced to follow, Princess Diana and Prince Charles divorced, things we learned after Princess Diana's death. At this point, Sarah would have been 14 years old. What did shock Sarah? However, it turns out, he actually broke things off with Sarah after she gave a shocking interview to the press. It became clearer than ever just how much Princess Diana had confided in her sister. In 2011, Express called the fund a "disaster." Funnily enough, the sisters' grandmother, Ruth Roche, had once served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (via PopSugar). Even though Princess Diana and Lady Sara McCorquodale came from the upper echelons of British society, they often shared clothes — like any pair of sisters might! Althorp is even larger than Park House. According to Marie Claire, Sarah began dating the royal in 1977, when he was 28 and she was 22. Daughter of 8th Earl Spencer and elder sister to Princess Diana, Lady Sarah Spencer briefly dated Prince Charles in 1977. It is one of the actress’s first roles in a major TV series. "She was religious in putting on her seatbelt," Sarah revealed. Apparently, Princess Diana had even called her sister "the only person I know I can trust.". By the sound of it, Neil was also pretty different from Prince Charles, who at the time, was frequently pictured in the tabloids parachuting topless or playing polo. When Prince Harry's first son was born in 2019, Sarah was even part of the official family portrait. Sarah Spencer and Prince Charles dated in the 1970s (Image: GETTY) They met at the annual Royal Ascot party at Windsor when she was 22-years-old. In 2010, Sarah also became a joint master of the Belvoir Hunt, according to The Telegraph. She married Neil Edmund McCorquodale in May 1980 and her name became Lady Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia McCorquodale. Sarah has always been pretty private, but we have managed to uncover some little-known details about Princess Diana's older sister. © Tim Graham - Getty Images Prince Charles with Lady Sarah Spencer in 1977. But, after she spoke about their relationship in the press, the two split. While this may all sound a bit "Wild West," the role is more of a ceremonial one. She also spent a few days after her sister's death "shredding confidential documents at her Kensington Palace," according to Reuters. Just love and shock," she recalled. In the summer of 1977, Prince Charles met Diana’s eldest sister Lady Sarah Spencer during the annual Royal Ascot house party at Windsor. Sarah Spencer and Prince Charles (Image: Getty Images) “I mean, great fun, and bouncy and full of life and everything.” Prince Charles and Princess Diana separated in 1992, and officially divorced in 1996. It was Sarah who was responsible for executing Princess Diana's will (via Cosmopolitan). "Nothing historical was ever shredded," she said at the 2008 inquest into Princess Diana's death. In 1993, for instance, Sarah joined Princess Diana on a visit to Nepal. After Princess Diana's death, Lady Sarah McCorquodale didn't have much time to grieve as she was responsible for a range of practical tasks. Lady Sarah McCorquodale, geboren als "The Honourable Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer" und Diana Spencers ältere Schwester, ... auf die Prinz Charles es … "I think Sarah knew about Diana's affairs," Judy Wade, an author of royal biographies, told People. The i on TV newsletter is a daily email full of suggestions of what to watch as well as the latest TV news, opinions and interviews. For instance, in 2010, when Prince Harry got his pilot wings, Sarah and her sister Lady Jane Spencer were present to cheer him on. Sarah also attended Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle. Apparently, they went on a holiday together to Klosters, a Swiss ski resort. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, 5 people dead, including 2 children, in South Carolina mass shooting, Union defeat at Amazon warehouse turns spotlight to the Hill. It's safe to say that Sarah enjoyed a seriously privileged childhood. There was the then Camilla Shand (now his wife the Duchess of Cornwall) who would go onto marry Andrew Parker Bowles and, for a short time, Diana’s older sister – Lady Sarah Spencer. "I really enjoy being with him." She and her family lived at the beautiful Park House at Sandringham – a sprawling estate that once belonged to the royal family — until 1975, when they moved to Althorp, the official Spencer estate. By Emma Baty. "Charles makes me laugh a lot," Sarah shared. In season four of The Crown, we briefly meet Sarah Spencer, Princess Diana's older sister. Her sister, Jane Spencer, was born in 1957, and Diana Spencer followed in 1961. By the sound of things, her duties consisted of visiting local charities and attending public events. There are plenty of other outfits that Princess Diana shared with her sister. Juli 1961 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England; 31. One of the things we learned after Princess Diana's death was that she wasn't wearing her seatbelt. In addition to serving as Princess Diana's lady-in-waiting, Sarah seems to have been one of the princess' closest friends. Skandalbeziehung zwischen Prinz Charles und Lady Sarah Spencer Die Beziehung begann in einer Zeit, in der der Prinz von mehreren Seiten unter Druck gesetzt wurde zu heiraten. He recalled that Sarah "was disarmingly frank about her boyfriend." Serge Lemoine/Getty Images Following his breakup with Camilla, Prince Charles dated a series of women. "I have no idea why but it made me so angry," Sarah confessed. Sarah, … However, she added, "There is no chance of my marrying him. She added that Princess Diana had confided in her about potentially marrying heart surgeon Hasnat Khan. It seems there may be some truth in The Crown's portrayal. Apparently, Charles was furious, telling her, "You've just done something incredibly stupid," before ending things shortly thereafter. Sarah Spencer really did date Prince Charles. Apparently, the fund shelled out £12,000 on private flights, "complete with champagne and caviar" for two trustees. In fact, he was even given the nickname "Action Man." Sounds like a just the job for an established member of one of Britain's most elite families. En 1980, le prince Charles rencontre "officiellement" Diana à un match de polo. As People reported, it left all of Britain "paralyzed with grief." According to the Hunting Act of 2004, a hunt master is "responsible for the overall management and conduct of the hunt, in particular they are responsible for liaising with local farmers and landowners." Dating back to 1508, the mansion features 90 rooms and 550 private acres of land. Sarah went on to explain that Diana even worked for her as a cleaner, getting the same wages for her work as the other "dailies." Diana, for instance, reportedly played with the younger royal kids as a child (via The Oprah Magazine). She even said she wouldn't marry the royal "if he were the dustman or the King of England" (via Time). Lady Sarah Spencer met Prince Charles before her sister Diana met him (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty) It was later that year that Charles properly met Diana when Sarah … Here’s everything you need to know about the Lady Sarah and where she is now. She has aged," they said. "By the time I was nineteen I was living in London, holding down a very good job," Sarah recalled. Sarah became the President of the "Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund," which was designed to provide funding for the charities and organizations that the late princess had been passionate about during her lifetime. Years later, in the 2017 documentary Diana, 7 Days (via ABC News), Sarah opened up about her sister's death. Prince Charles first met Diana Spencer in 1977 when she was 16 years old; he was visiting Sarah Spencer at their family home, Althorp for a pheasant shoot (via Daily Times). August 1997 in Paris, Frankreich) war als erste Ehefrau des derzeitigen britischen Thronfolgers Charles von 1981 bis 1996 Kronprinzessin des Vereinigten Königreiches. The oldest Spencer daughter probably seemed like an obvious choice for the young Prince Charles to marry. In the book Diana: The Portrait by Rosalind Coward, the girls' mother, Frances Shane Kydd, revealed that she purchased flats in London for each of her daughters. In 2010 she became a master of the Belvoir Hunt, which was involved in fox hunting. It reportedly raised more than £100,000 for various charitable projects over the years. In 1977, Sarah's relationship with Prince Charles led to the first meeting between Diana and her future husband. As Express reported in 2013, on the 16th anniversary of Princess Diana's death, Prince William and Kate Middleton spent the weekend at Sarah's home. The pair had a brief relationship in 1977, when they were both in their twenties. Despite the rumors that Lady Sarah McCorquodale's brief romance with Prince Charles made things awkward between her and Princess Diana, by the '90s, the pair were seemingly thick as thieves. Despite growing up in one of Britain's oldest and wealthiest families, Sarah Spencer wasn't raised to live a completely carefree lifestyle. Sign up here to stay up to date with the best new TV. As aunt to Prince William and Prince Harry, she plays a major role in the royal family. Sarah explained that, like Diana Spencer, she spent her late teens and early 20s working. Regardless of what you may think of the fund itself, it's clear that Sarah was deeply passionate about honoring her sister's memory. Pour sa soeur Sarah McCorquodale, la date invite à s'interroger sur le destin. As she was the executor of Princess Diana's will, it stands to reason that she was in charge of dealing with Princess Diana's personal documents. The royal had been pictured in the same dress seven years earlier during a tour of the Gulf states. After its closure, the memorial fund was later divided between Princes William and Harry for their independent charitable interests, according to The Telegraph. According to PopSugar, Sarah took his last name but retained her title, as he didn't have one, becoming Lady Sarah McCorquodale. The pair had three children together; Emily Jane McCorquodale, Isabella Rosemary Hutt and Henry George Thomas Hutt. Lady Sarah McCorquodale wasn't just Princess Diana's sister — she's also the aunt to Princess Diana's children, Prince William and Prince Harry. I'm not in love with him." We, like many other viewers, were fascinated to learn about Princess Diana's older sister — but her short appearance left us with more questions than answers. No need to register, buy now! Sarah Spencer was the first child of John Spencer, the 8th Earl Spencer and Frances Shane Kydd. Sarah was clear that the documents were all of a personal nature. After that, the couple spent more and more time together. Smith noted that he was pretty much the "opposite of Sarah, who was ebullient and enterprising, with an unpredictable streak.". According to Town and Country, Spencer told Time in 1978 that she did … She is said to have admitted to having been diagnosed with anorexia, having "thousands of boyfriends", a past problem involving alcoho… Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. After the royal's death, Sarah remained in close contact with her sister's family, and even represented their mother's side of the family on multiple occasions. According to Diana: A Princess and Her Troubled Marriage, Sarah and Prince Charles were seen at polo matches, the theater, and "country house parties." According to the book Diana in Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess by Sally Bedell Smith, Neil was a wealthy gentleman farmer. I’m Cupid,” according to reports by The Guardian in 1981. Harry gets on well with his aunts and uncle and they have met Meghan.”. According to Marie Claire, the Spencer girls were part of a well-respected aristocratic British family, and would have moved in the same circles as Prince Charles. The interview subsequently appeared in Woman's Own and contained some surprisingly frank statements. For a short while she acted as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire, in 2009. Nov 18, 2020 Tim Graham Getty Images. For example, in 1987, Sarah was pictured wearing a blue-and-white striped suit during a royal visit to the Spencer sisters' old school. Princess Diana's death in 1997 was one of the most tragic moments in royal history. I'll never know.". Just as Sarah Spencer's relationship with Prince Charles seemed to be becoming more serious, things came to an abrupt end. Then in 1993, Sarah wore a striking green-and-white midi dress during a royal visit to Nepal while she was acting as lady-in-waiting to Princess Diana. Did Sarah introduce Charles and Diana? Sarah was even invited to visit Balmoral by the Queen. According to a family friend who spoke to Vanity Fair, all of the Spencer family got "the golden ticket — an invite to the ceremony and reception and the evening party." Occasionally, the master of the hunt attends the hunt to oversee how things go. Dans le premier épisode de la saison 4 de The Crown sur Netflix, les fans ont pu découvrir Sarah Spencer, la soeur de Lady Diana. After Princess Diana and Prince Charles divorced, Sarah remained close to her sister. Yes, she and Prince Charles did briefly date. Apparently, she and her mother had both agreed to destroy any private documents that might one day distress Princess Diana's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. She also paid the bills, got insurance coverage, and handled other related tasks. If there was one person Prince Charles likely did not expect to change his life forever, it was the Lady Sarah Spencer, whom he briefly dated in 1977. After Princess Diana’s death on August 31, 1997, both of …