(Edward) John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (24 January 1924–29 March 1992) was born at 24 Sussex Square, London, England. He was the son of Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer and his wife the former Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton, a daughter of James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn. January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (89th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (23 May 1892-9 June 1975), known as Albert Spencer until 1910 and then until 1922 as Viscount Althorp, was the son of Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer and his wife, the former Margaret Baring, second daughter of Edward Baring, 1st Baron... Cynthia Spencer (16 August 1897–4 December 1972) was born Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton, a daughter of James Hamilton, Marquess of Hamilton (later 3rd Duke of Abercorn). ... James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn (November 30, 1869 - September 12, 1953) was a British Unionist politician and nobleman who became the first Governor of Northern Ireland. ...

Lord Spencer was educated in Eton College, in the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, and in the Royal Agricultural College. A Captain in the Royal Scots Greys, Lord Spencer fought in the Second World War from 1944 to 1945. From 1947 to 1950, Lord Spencer served as Aide-de-Camp to then-Governor of South Australia Malcolm Barclay-Harvey.^[1] The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor in England, situated north of Windsor Castle... New College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst New Colours are presented to RMAS, June 2005. ... Sandhurst is a small town and civil parish in England of around 7,500 homes and 22,000 inhabitants, primarily domiciliary in nature with a few light industries. ... Royal Agricultural College is a United Kingdom university college based at Cirencester in Gloucestershire. ... Captain is a nautical term, an organizational title, and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ... The Scots Greys was the unofficial and later official name of a dragoon regiment of the British Army from 1678 until 1971, when they amalgamated to form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... An aide-de-camp (French: camp assistant) is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state. ... See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey Sir (Charles) Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, KCMG (1890–1969) was a British politician and Governor of South Australia from 12 August 1939 until 26 April 1944. ...

Lord Spencer held the offices of County Councillor for Northamptonshire (1952), High Sheriff of Northamptonshire (1959) and Justice of the Peace for Norfolk (1970).^[1] He served as Equerry to King George VI (1950-52) and to Queen Elizabeth II (1952-54),^[2] and was invested as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1954.^[1] In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... The High Sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement position in Anglosphere countries. ... A Justice of the Peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. ... Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... The Master of the Horse was (and in some cases, is) a historical position of varying importance in several European nations. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Queen Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ...

On 1 June 1954 the Lord Spencer and the Hon. Frances Ruth Burke-Roche, a daughter of Edmund Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, were married in Westminster Abbey by Percy Herbert, Bishop of Norwich. They had five children: June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frances Shand-Kydd Frances Ruth Shand Kydd (January 20, 1936 - June 3, 2004) was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. ... Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy (15 May 1885–8 July 1955) was a British peer, Conservative politician and the maternal grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales. ... The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often mistaken for one), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ... The Right Reverend Sir Percy Mark Herbert KCVO DD (April 24, 1885–January 22, 1968) was the first Bishop of Blackburn from 1927 to 1942 then Bishop of Norwich from 1942 to 1959. ... Arms of the Bishop of Norwich The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury. ...

• 1955: Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer (Lady Sarah McCorquodale)
• 1957: Cynthia Jane Spencer (Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes)
• 1960: John Spencer, who died within 10 hours of his birth
• 1961-1997: Diana Frances Spencer (Diana, Princess of Wales)
• 1964: Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer

The Spencers were divorced in April 1969. Lord Spencer later won a bitter custody battle for the children. Lady Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia McCorquodale (born 19 March 1955) is the eldest daughter of Edward Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, and his first wife, Frances (formerly the Honourable Frances Burke Roche). ... 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). ... Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances;[2] née Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. ... Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer is the son of Edward Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, and his first wife, the former Frances Ruth Burke Roche (later Shand Kydd). ...

In 1976, Lord Spencer married Raine, Countess of Dartmouth, the former wife of Gerald Legge, 9th Earl of Dartmouth. She was the daughter of the romance novelist Barbara Cartland. Raine, Countess Spencer was born Raine McCorquodale on September 9, 1929, the only child of the celebrated romance novelist Dame Barbara Cartland and her first husband, Alexander McCorquodale, an Army officer who was an heir to a printing fortune. ... Gerald Humphry Legge, 9th Earl of Dartmouth FCA (26 April 1924–14 December 1997) was a British peer and businessman. ... Barbara Cartland on one of her books Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland McCorquodale McCorquodale DBE CStJ (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000) was one of the most successful writers of romance novels of all time, specialising in historical love themes. ...

Lord Spencer died at Humana Hospital, Wellington, London, at the age of 68.

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