Karen Spencer made a telling comment as she broke her silence on her 'shock' divorce from Charles Spencer.
Karen, 52, married the Earl in 2011 after being set up on a blind date with him in Los Angeles the year before. The couple wed four months after Charles proposed, in the grounds of the family estate, Althorp, where his late sister Princess Diana is buried.
But on 8 June, Charles confirmed the end of their marriage, telling the : "It is immensely sad. I just want to devote myself to all my children, and to my grandchildren, and I wish Karen every happiness in the future."
The publication also reported that Charles is "becoming close to" Norwegian archaeologist Dr. Cat Jarman - who co-hosts the history podcast The Rabbit Hole Detectives with Charles and the Rev. Richard Coles - and that they "look very happy together" but that "it is early days".
In a post shared on Instagram on 21 June, Karen addressed the news of their split - and admitted she is still 'processing' their divorce.
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"Just wanted to say that I have been overwhelmed by the messages of love and support. Thank you, it has really meant a lot to me," she wrote. "I’m just processing at the moment. Will come back to you soon."
She added, "Thought I'd share a few pics from last night's summer solstice gathering," tagging the post of four photos at the Spencer family's Althrop estate.
Karen, who is originally from Canada, is the founder of Whole Child, a charity which helps abandoned and orphaned children. Speaking previously to The Sunday Times, Charles said: "I do remember when I met her - she happens to be very beautiful, but the most interesting thing was what she did. That definitely resonated with me. I suppose my childhood was very privileged but very bumpy, emotionally."
The couple in happier times, at the launch of one of Charles' books (PA)
Earl and Countess Spencer on their wedding day (PA)It is thought that Charles and Karen's marriage broke down in recent years amid the psychological strain of the Earl's memoir, A Very Private School, in which he detailed physical and sexual abuse while at boarding school. In the book, he revealed that he was abused by an assistant matron at school when he was a child, during the 1970s.
The couple share one daughter together, Lady Charlotte Diana Spencer, whom they welcomed in 2012, and have been raising at Althorp. Karen is also mum to Emma and Kate from a previous marriage with Mark Gordon, which lasted from 1997 to 2003.
Charles, meanwhile, has seven children from his three marriages. He shares Lady Kitty Spencer, twins Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia Spencer and Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, with his ex-wife Victoria Aitken. He is also the father to The Hon. Edmund Spencer and Lady Lara Spencer, with his second wife Caroline Freud, as well as 11-year-old Charlotte.
Charles did not attend the weddings of his daughters Kitty and Amelia in 2021 and 2023, respectively, amid reports that his relationship with his elder children had "cooled".
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