Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, DL, (born May 20, 1964), is the second and only surviving son of Edward Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer by his first wife, the Honourable Frances Ruth Burke Roche (later Shand Kydd), daughter of Maurice Roche, the 4th Baron Fermoy. The youngest of his three elder sisters was Diana, Princess of Wales. His other sisters are Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Fellowes. The Deputy Lieutenant is the deputy to the Lord Lieutenant of a county. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (January 24, 1924 - March 29, 1992) was born at 24 Sussex Square, London, England, the son of Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (1892-1975) and his wife, the former Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton (1897-1972), daughter of the 3rd Duke of Abercorn. ... The Honourable Frances Ruth Shand Kydd (20 January 1936 - 3 June 2004) was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. ... Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor; née Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was the first wife of The Prince of Wales, eldest son and heir apparent of Elizabeth II. Her two sons, Princes William and Harry, are second and third, respectively, in line to the... The subject of this article seems to fail Wikipedias consensually-accepted criteria for inclusion of biographies. ... Cynthia Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes (born 11 February 1957) is the second daughter of Edward Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, and his first wife, Frances Shand Kydd (formerly the Honourable Frances Burke Roche). ...

Following the death of his father in 1992, Spencer became 9th Earl Spencer and inherited Althorp, the family's seat in Northamptonshire. Althorps entrance front in the 1820s. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ...

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First marriage

As Viscount Althorp, he married (Catherine) Victoria Lockwood (b. 1964), a model, on September 16, 1989. The wedding was at the Althorp church. Niece Emily McCorquodale was a junior bridesmaid. Nephews Prince William and Prince Harry were pages. Nephew The Hon. Alexander Fellowes, son of Baron and Baroness Fellowes, was also a page. Darius Guppy was the best man. Guppy was a friend of the Earl at Eton College and Oxford University. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Althorps entrance front in the 1820s. ... HRH Prince William of Wales William Arthur Philip Louis His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor) (born June 21, 1982) is a member of the British Royal Family, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and first son of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales. ... HRH Prince Harry of Wales Henry Charles Albert David His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales (Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor) (born September 15, 1984), nicknamed Prince Harry, is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. Harry is third in the line of... Darius Guppy was convicted of defrauding Lloyds of London insurance market of £1. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is an internationally renowned Public School (privately-funded and independent) for male students, founded in 1440 by Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire (traditionally part of Buckinghamshire), near Windsor in England... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

They had four children:

• Lady Kitty Eleanor Spencer (born December 28, 1990)
• Lady Eliza Victoria Spencer (born July 10, 1992)
• Lady (Katya) Amelia Spencer (born July 10, 1992)
• Louis Frederick John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (born March 14, 1994)

Lord and Lady Spencer, who had moved to Johannesburg, South Africa, divorced on December 3, 1997. It was a contentious and highly publicized court case, with Lady Spencer accusing her husband of being "a domineering bully" and of infidelities with at least a dozen women. Among his girlfriends was Calvin Klein fashion model Josie Borain, whom he brought to his sister Diana's funeral at Westminster Abbey.[1]] After Borain and Lord Spencer's ten-month relationship ended, however, she called him "calculating and manipulative" and described their affair "a bad investment, a waste of good-quality-loving time."[2] December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp (born March 13, 1994) is the son and heir of Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer and his first wife, Catherine (Victoria) Lockwood. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is a well-known American fashion designer. ... The Abbeys western façade The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often considered one), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ...

Victoria, Countess Spencer married Jonathan Aitken (a former fashion model, not the former Conservative MP) on 8 January 2005, by whom she had a son, Samuel, before their marriage. January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Second marriage

Spencer moved back to the United Kingdom after his sister's death in part to oversee the family estate Althorp, and on December 15, 2001, he married Caroline Victoria Freud, née Hutton, a former nursery teacher who was previously married to Matthew Freud. Lord and Lady Spencer have two children: Althorps entrance front in the 1820s. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... Matthew Freud is head of Freud Communications Limited, and is a descendant of Sigmund Freud and relation of Lucien Freud and Clement Freud. ...

• The Honourable Edmund Charles Spencer (born October 6, 2003)
• Lady Lara Spencer (born March 16, 2006)

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• George Rupert Freud (born October 3, 1995)
• Jonah Henry Freud (born April 1, 1997)

In June 2006, Lord Spencer, according to an Australian newspaper, announced his intention to divorce his wife.[3]. The same article reported that Lady Spencer has reportedly sent emails to family members and mutual friends stating, "The time has come when I have to ask you to choose between me and Charles. I'm afraid it is impossible for me to trust those of you who wish to side with him and you can't be with both." ugly October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sister

Spencer delivered a eulogy at the funeral of his sister Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997, and managed her interment on the Althorp estate. The eulogy came in for some criticism because it attacked the Royal family rather than focusing on what Diana had achieved during her life. Look up eulogy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The 9th Earl has written at least two books about his family, and has opened a museum in honour of his youngest sister Diana, Princess of Wales. In this museum, Diana's wedding dress and some of her personal effects are on display (on loan from her estate). Most recently, the Earl has announced other plans for the family house, such as allowing the house and estate out on rent for high-profile weddings to raise additional income needed to renovate or maintain the house.

Titles from birth

• The Honourable Charles Edward Maurice Spencer
• The Right Honourable Viscount Althorp
• The Right Honourable The Earl Spencer

Sources

• Diana: Her True Story, written by Andrew Morton
• Two works by Lady Colin Campbell: Diana in Private and Royal Marriages
• The Peerage
• The obituaries for the 8th Earl Spencer, Diana, Princess of Wales and Frances Shand Kydd in the London Times.

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External links

• Diana's Eulogy