According to news on the evening of June 8, local time, Charles, the ninth Earl of Spencer, is divorcing his third wife, Karen Gordon.
Charles, 60, issued a statement saying, "I just want to dedicate myself to my children and grandchildren, and I wish Karen all the happiness in the future." He also said: "This is really very sad."
According to reports, Charles and Karen, 52, announced their impending divorce to the staff of Althorp Manor as early as April this year. Althorp House is the property of the Spencer family and the late Princess Diana is buried there.
Charles is Princess Diana's biological brother and the former brother-in-law of the current British King. He inherited the title after the death of his father, the 8th Earl Spencer, when he was 27 years old.
Charles was accompanied by three sisters when he was growing up, among whom he had the closest relationship with Diana, who was more than 2 years older than him. However, when Charles was eight years old, he was sent to Medwell Hall, an elite private boarding school for boys in Northamptonshire. From then on, it was difficult for him to live with his sister.
In March this year, Charles, who graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, published a memoir in which he recalled the trauma he encountered as a teenager, including being assaulted by a female nurse assistant.
Karen was born in Canada and is considered a social entrepreneur, having founded a US-based NGO dedicated to improving the quality of care for disadvantaged children.
Before becoming a countess, Karen had been married to well-known Hollywood producer Mark Gordon for 6 years and had two daughters, Emma, 26, and Kate, 23. .
Karen and Charles also have a daughter, 11-year-old Dame Charlotte Diana Spencer, named in tribute to Princess Diana.
Earl Spencer had three marriages. The third one, with Karen, was the longest, lasting 13 years. The first marriage to Victoria Lockwood lasted for 9 years, and the second marriage to Caroline Freud lasted for 8 years.
However, there are children in every marriage. For this reason, Charles also has 7 children, including 5 daughters and 2 sons. Among them, 30-year-old Louis will become the 10th Earl Spencer in the future (now Earl of Austria). Viscount Alsop).
The three daughters born to Charles and his first wife all entered the modeling circle when they grew up, or more precisely the socialite circle, often shining at parties or fashion events.
Katie (in the picture), Amelia and Eliza (twins), from these three aristocratic ladies in their 30s, it seems difficult to find the shadow of Princess Diana. It may be due to the makeup, their faces The upper lines should be tougher.
The "grandchild" Charles mentioned in his divorce statement is actually one person, that is Katie's daughter, a little girl whose name has not been revealed.
As the most famous female member of the Spencer family today, Katie is also very eclectic in choosing a spouse. Her husband, Michael Lewis, is 5 years older than her father. However, Michael is known as the British "fashion tycoon" and is still remarkable in terms of wealth.
