Princess Diana’s brother shares poignant tribute in honour of her birthday

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By Caitlin Elliott

published 2 July 2020

Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, shared a poignant tribute to his late sister in honour of her birthday.

Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, shared an emotional tribute in honour of his sister's 59th birthday.
July 1st marked the poignant milestone and the late royal's fans rallied to send their love to Charles.
This royal news comes after Prince Harry and Prince William teamed up to deliver a heartbreaking speech for their mother.

The royal icon, loved by much of the British public, would have celebrated her 59th birthday on Wednesday.

Prince Charles’ ex wife and Prince William and Prince Harry’s mother died in a car accident in Paris back in 1997.

In honour of the milestone, her younger brother Charles made sure to speak out in a special way.

He took to social media to explain that one of Diana’s fans had sent him a special gift to mark the sad day.

Taking a photograph of the bouquet of flowers to post online, Charles showed the message written inside of the card that came with it, which can be seen to say, ‘Happy Birthday Diana, Princess of Wales. I will always remember you.

‘From the lady who lives near Heathrow. From Vanessa.’

Penning caption beside the moving image, Charles wrote, ‘Received at @AlthorpHouse today - amazing, and touching.’

Of course, Charles was sent a wave of messages from hundreds more of Diana’s loyal admirers.

‘Your sister was a one off and will never ever be forgotten. She is greatly missed, especially in these turbulent times and I think of her every day.Happy Birthday Princess Diana,’ one said.

‘The irreplaceable Diana. She will always be loved. She will always be beautiful. Thank you for sharing. That's very touching. I hope you're ok today Charles. Take care, from California,’ typed another from across the globe.

‘Thinking of you today and wishing your family peace, comfort and happy memories. I took this photo in London on her 30th birthday,’ a third chipped in, sharing a gorgeous old photograph of Diana.

Caitlin is News Editor for woman&home, covering all things royal, celeb, fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Caitlin started on local papers and titles such as Cosmopolitan, Now, Reveal and Take a Break while studying for her Multimedia Journalism degree. She also worked in Fashion PR as a Press Assistant for Arcadia's Topshop before becoming a part of the Now team. Caitlin went on to add the likes of Woman, GoodtoKnow, WhatToWatch and woman&home to her writing repertoire before moving on to her current role.