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Charles Spencer and his wife, Karen
Spencer are going their separate ways.

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Earl Spencer, the brother of the late
Princess Diana announces in a statement

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to the mail on Sunday that he and his
wife are divorcing. After 13 years of

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marriage, he tells the outlet. It is
immensely sad. I just want to devote

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myself to all my Children and to my
grandchildren. And I wish Karen every

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happiness in the future. The former
couple tied the knot in 2011 at

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charles' family estate in
Northamptonshire, England where

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Princess Diana is buried. The following
year, Charles and Karen welcomed their

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daughter, Lady Charlotte Diana Spencer,
whose middle name honors his sister

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during their marriage. Charles and
Karen offered glimpses into their

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relationship with him telling the
Sunday Times in 2020 Karen and I both

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appreciate what the other does and look
after what we have. Neither of us has

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found happiness like this before
Charles also spoke about how Karen was

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there for him while he was working on
his memoir, a very private school in

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which he wrote that he was abused as a
child at a boarding school. He told

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People Magazine in March Karen was very
supportive. I think it was very

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challenging for her to have a husband
going through what was essentially 4.5

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years of the most profound therapy with
very difficult undertones to it. And

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she supported the idea of me doing it.
He added, I think she always hoped I

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would come out happier and healthier
and that seems to be the case very much.

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So, I'm grateful to have her standing
by me while I went through this. What I

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now realize was an essential process.