topic Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother.... in Community Chat

Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

foundinlv — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 22:48:28 GMT

Charles Spencer has 7 children from 3 wives and his most recent born was named Charlotte Diana Spencer (born 7/30/2012). She is the first cousin of Prince William. Prince William and his wife named their daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. Perhaps they would have named her Charlotte Diana if that name had not already been taken.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Spencer,_9th_Earl_Spencer

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

LyndaGee — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 22:49:30 GMT

I remember him - He was a nice-looking man. He's been busy.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

SydneyH — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 22:50:20 GMT

I'm not too impressed by the Spenser family, shrugs....

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

Bananie — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 22:56:59 GMT

Earl Spencer was a bit of a player. While I liked his speech at Diana's funeral and the privacy of her final resting place. I think he is a bit of a cad. William couldn't have used Diana as her second middle name bc of HRH the Queen.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

foundinlv — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:23:35 GMT

@Bananie wrote:
Earl Spencer was a bit of a player. While I liked his speech at Diana's funeral and the privacy of her final resting place. I think he is a bit of a cad. William couldn't have used Diana as her second middle name bc of HRH the Queen.

I didn't know that they had no option.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

surfk — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:30:45 GMT

@Bananie wrote:
Earl Spencer was a bit of a player. While I liked his speech at Diana's funeral and the privacy of her final resting place. I think he is a bit of a cad. William couldn't have used Diana as her second middle name bc of HRH the Queen.

While I admired Diana and think it would be nice that her name come off of some Queenly "also ran" list, I must say that Charlotte Elizabeth is much more mellifluous a name than would have been Charlotte Diana.

Charlotte Diana almost sounds like a type of steak one might order in a restaurant.

"I'll have the Charlotte Diana and side of Fergie potatoes to go, please."

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

Drythe — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 01:19:06 GMT

I admit to being a bit of an Anglophile in terms of history, not so much a follower of the Royal family.

However, it always bothered me that HRH was so snooty about Diana's heritage when in fact the Spencers have been in England for centuries and the faux Windsors are arrivests.

The Spencer family is full of scandals! I just finished reading a book about them and wow, what those people got up to! They make the current Earl look like a kid.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

Lila Belle — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 01:20:20 GMT

@Drythe wrote:

I admit to being a bit of an Anglophile in terms of history, not so much a follower of the Royal family.

However, It always bothered me that HRH was so snooty about Diana's heritage when in fact the Spencers have been in England for centuries and the faux Windsors are arrivests.

The Spencer family is full of scandals! I just finished reading a book about them and wow, what those people got up to! They make the current Earl look like a kid.

**********************************************************

Where were the birthers when Diana needed them ?

( My nan would be appalled at my comment. She still loves that royal stuff. )

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

Marienkaefer2 — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 01:22:05 GMT

Did you know that Diana and her sibs have an American connection? Their great-grandmother was Frances Ellen Work. She was an American socialite who married James Burke Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy. One of her sons, Edmund, the 4th Baron Fermoy, was Diana's maternal grandfather.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

redhead65 — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 01:24:51 GMT

This was made obvious at the time of the engagement or wedding, can't remember which.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

Sage04 — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 01:34:52 GMT

Elizabeth is a very common name in England. Kate's middle name is also Elizabeth and her mom Carole middleton also has Elizabeth as her middle name. So it covers everyone.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

Lila Belle — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 01:42:35 GMT

I love the name Charlotte but think it's kind of icky since George lll 's wife was named Charlotte.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

Drythe — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 02:17:20 GMT

@Lila Belle wrote:
@Drythe wrote:

I admit to being a bit of an Anglophile in terms of history, not so much a follower of the Royal family.

However, It always bothered me that HRH was so snooty about Diana's heritage when in fact the Spencers have been in England for centuries and the faux Windsors are arrivests.

The Spencer family is full of scandals! I just finished reading a book about them and wow, what those people got up to! They make the current Earl look like a kid.

**********************************************************

Where were the birthers when Diana needed them ?

( My nan would be appalled at my comment. She still loves that royal stuff. )

~~~

No idea of your meaning, or why you quoted me.

I don't appreciate the remark you attached.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

Lila Belle — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 01:56:00 GMT

Never mind then.

So sorry that I offended you.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

chi5925 — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 03:21:28 GMT

Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, is a narcisstic cad.

His first wife wound up anorexic amidst other problems and while she was battling that, he was taking weekends in Paris with his l'amor. He divorced the wife while she was in the midst of her emotional and physical problems.

He was then getting ready to marry again, got engaged to someone and about 3 seconds before the wedding, he dumped her.

The next marriage lasted about 45 seconds.

Now he's married to some "philanthropist" who is loaded. Probably married her so that he could get new roofing for Althorp.

Never liked him after he denied Diana permission to have a permanent "country place" on Althorp property. She wanted a small cottage that she could escape to with the kiddies. Charles Spencer said it would bring journalists and the paps. Ha!.....now he rents land at Althorp for events and built a place to house Diana's stuff as a museum that is open for a few months to the public.

Yep, that won't bring in the paps and journalists....(said facetiously).....

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

Drythe — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 04:02:51 GMT

@Lila Belle wrote:
Never mind then.

So sorry that I offended you.

~~~

Lila Belle

Thank you. I don't get the referrence & didn't want the thread to go puff because of the comment.

I appreciate your help.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

blackhole99 — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 15:58:41 GMT

Not a fan of the Royal's , I'm not surprised at the 3 marriages.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

KarenQVC — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 02:22:27 GMT

I don't worry all the way back to George III.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

KarenQVC — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 02:24:56 GMT

Drythe--They just poof the offensive one, not the original.

Re: Interesting trivia about Princess Diana's brother....

lulu2 — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 02:28:24 GMT

@chi5925 wrote:
Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, is a narcisstic cad.

His first wife wound up anorexic amidst other problems and while she was battling that, he was taking weekends in Paris with his l'amor. He divorced the wife while she was in the midst of her emotional and physical problems.

He was then getting ready to marry again, got engaged to someone and about 3 seconds before the wedding, he dumped her.

The next marriage lasted about 45 seconds.

Now he's married to some "philanthropist" who is loaded. Probably married her so that he could get new roofing for Althorp.

Never liked him after he denied Diana permission to have a permanent "country place" on Althorp property. She wanted a small cottage that she could escape to with the kiddies. Charles Spencer said it would bring journalists and the paps. Ha!.....now he rents land at Althorp for events and built a place to house Diana's stuff as a museum that is open for a few months to the public.

Yep, that won't bring in the paps and journalists....(said facetiously).....

Your post made me chuckle. I agree with you about Mr. Spencer.

We've been to Althorp. Talk about capitalizing on Diana's death.