Earl Charles Spencer and his wife Karen Spencer are calling it quits after nearly 13 years of marriage. The British aristocrat announced the split to The Mail Sunday.
Charles Spencer hired the same attorney his former brother-in-law, King Charles III, used in his divorce from Princess Diana. The Times of the U.K. reported the 9th Earl Spencer and younger brother of the late Princess of Wales had hired Fiona Shackleton to represent him in his divorce from his third wife, Karen Spencer. According to the outlet, Shackleton is the same attorney Prince Charles turned to when he and Diana divorced in 1996.
Shackleton is known within royal circles. She represented Prince Andrew in his 1996 divorce from Sarah Ferguson and Princess Haya bint al-Hussein of Jordan in her 2019 split from Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum of Dubai. A spokesperson for Shackleton had no comment for Fox News Digital. According to People magazine, Queen Elizabeth II made the barrister a life peer in 2010 and awarded her the title Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia.
According to the outlet, his marriage to the Countess of Spencer ended amid the writing of his memoir, 'A Very Private School.' The pair first announced the breakup privately to their staff at Althorp House, Charles’ ancestral home, in April. The outlet also reported that Spencer is 'becoming close to' Norwegian archaeologist Dr. Cat Jarman. They 'look very happy together,' but it is still 'early days.
In his memoir, 'A Very Private School,' Spencer revealed how he was sexually abused as a child. Over the years, Spencer kept the abuse a secret. But after two failed marriages, Spencer realized he needed help. 'I was so confused by my endless romantic disasters, deep unhappiness and two divorces,' he previously told Fox News Digital. 'I also wanted to do something for my children. Actually, that was the spur. I wanted to get better for them, so I could be a better father.
think she always hoped I would come out happier and healthier,' he added. 'And that seems to be the case very much. So, I'm grateful to have her standing by me while I went through this, what I now realize was an essential process.'
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