In an interview with the BBC broadcast on Sunday, Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer was asked about the current conspiracy theories surrounding Catherine, Princess of Wales, along with the media attention her late wife received. sister before her death.
“The treatment of your sister Diana by the press, if you look now forward to 2024, and how the paparazzi have become this kind of online circus, this online battle, do you think the dangers of that maybe are? Is it more powerful than if you look at what is happening now around the current Princess of Wales?” Laura Kuenssberg asked Spencer, 59, referring to Kate Middleton, 42.
“Do you think the dangers of that online world, almost a kind of conspiracy theory, are more powerful than the intrusion of the press that you have fought against?” she added.
PRINCESS DIANA'S BROTHER, CHARLES SPENCER, REVEALS A DEVASTATING FAMILY SECRET
Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, addressed how the press treats both his sister and Kate Middleton. (Getty Images)
“No, I think it was more dangerous back then,” he said with conviction.
“If I look back at '97 and Diana's death, I think it was very shocking… The circumstances of her death were so shocking that it made the industry that supports paparazzi really consider more carefully what it could and couldn't. do. do,” he said.
Princess Diana died in 1997 at the age of 36. (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)
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“Not because they had a moral judgment, but because it was unacceptable.”
Princess Diana tragically died in a car accident in 1997. She was only 36 years old. Since her death, Spencer has condemned the media for interfering in her sister's life. Although Diana's driver was found responsible for the car accident and Diana's subsequent death, blame was also placed on the paparazzi who followed the former royal.
Speculation about Kate Middleton's whereabouts continues to grow as she recovers from abdominal surgery. (Max Mumby/Getty Images)
Media interest in the Princess of Wales has not waned, even now that a new woman holds the title. Catherine has flooded the headlines over the past few months as she recovers from abdominal surgery away from the spotlight.
The princess, seen in early March by photographers led by her mother, Carole Middleton, had not been seen since December.
Last weekend, Middleton broke her silence and shared a family photo that ultimately raised more questions. Several news agencies considered that the photograph had been “manipulated” and issued a “kill” on it.
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AP News issued a “photo kill” notice over a photo of Kate Middleton and her children that she made public. (AP News)
The Princess of Wales has since apologized and admitted to editing the photo. Following Middleton's admission, Instagram put a “doctored photo” label on the post for the account's 15.2 million followers.
“Independent fact-checkers say the photo or image has been edited in a way that could mislead people, but not because it was shown out of context,” the warning said.
Kate Middleton's photographic scandal has only worsened the circumstances of the royal family. (Max Mumby/Getty Images)
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In the wake of the scandal, Spencer, who is promoting her new memoir, “A Very Private School,” added her two cents to the enigma. “I'm worried about what happened to the truth,” he said of Catherine's situation.
A representative for Earl Spencer did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
