Princess Diana’s brother likens loss to an ‘amputation’ in emotional
tribute
Charles Spencer, the younger brother of Princess Diana, has opened up about
the enduring pain of her death, describing the loss as an “amputation” during
a moving appearance on Loose Men.
Speaking on the ITV talk show as part of the UK’s Mental Health Awareness
Week, Spencer, 60, reflected on the deep bond he shared with Diana and the
grief he still carries decades after her passing.
“It’s such an amputation,” he said quietly. “You grow up with these people,
they are your flesh and blood, they’re with you forever, and then they’re
gone.”
Holding back tears, he described sibling loss as “a really extraordinary
thing,” emphasising how the shared experiences and humour he had with Diana
made her absence even harder to accept.
“For years after Diana died, I would think, ‘I must ring her and tell her
something,’” he recalled. “Because we shared the same sense of humour—and then
you realise, of course, that’s not going to happen.”
Princess Diana died in a tragic car crash in Paris in August 1997 at the age
of 36, an event that shook the world and left her sons, Prince William and
Prince Harry, devastated.
Despite the passing of time, Charles Spencer’s words underscore the lasting
emotional toll of that loss—not just as a public tragedy, but as the painful
disappearance of a beloved sister.
