Charles Spencer, known for being the younger brother of the late Princess Diana, has been a prominent figure in both the British aristocracy and the gossip press. However, his personal life, marked by a third divorce and a new relationship, has recently attracted media attention for being embroiled in a legal battle with his ex-wife. The end of his marriage to Karen Spencer, after almost 13 years togetherand his subsequent relationship with the Norwegian archaeologist Cat Jarman have led to the revelation of secrets and information that was in the hands of justice.
Earl Spencer married Karen Spencerborn Karen Gordon, in 2011 after meeting a year earlier on a blind date. Karen, a Canadian philanthropist, left her life in the United States to move to the English countryside of Northamptonshire and dedicate herself with Charles to stewardship of the iconic Althorp Estateancestral home of the Spencer family and resting place of Princess Diana. Together they had a daughter, Lady Charlotte Diana Spencer, who was named after her aunt. And, despite hopes that this marriage would be the final one, Prince William’s uncle announced their separation last June.
The outcome of the marriage between Charles and Karen Spencer was neither simple nor private. According to court documents to which the Daily MailKaren claimed that Charles ended the relationship “by text message” in March 2024. This version has been categorically denied by the count, who maintains that his wife had threatened to end the marriage on multiple occasions before finally making the decision. “Karen ended the marriage, after countless threats to do so over the years, in early March. He asked me to confirm the end of the marriage in a text message on March 18 and my response that day It was a simple acceptance of his decision. I still have those text messages and I will share them in court when I clear my name,” he explained to The Independent.
While the divorce was underway, Charles Spencer went public with his relationship with Cat Jarmana prestigious archaeologist specialized in Viking studies and podcast co-host The Rabbit Hole Detectives. The relationship, although initially discreet, soon became embroiled in controversy. Karen Spencer accused the Norwegian of having had a relationship with Charles before the official separation, something that, according to Karen, she discovered when communicating with Jarman’s ex-husband, since he stated that The relationship had begun at least in 2022.
“First of all, as a woman, I have to tell you that I am very disappointed in you. Turning the lives of all children upside down in this way is incredibly immoral,” Karen begins by explaining to the archaeologist in an email to which the Daily Mail. “Good luck Cat, you’re in for one hell of a ride. I think you’ll find that having to deal with him full time will be much more complicated than the occasional Five-day getaway to Norfolk and a night or two in London here and there”.
In addition, the former countess has also prohibited the doctor from accessing the property she manages with her still husband: “I’m not sure what Charles has told you about this, but I will not allow you to be in Althorp while I live here. That’s a boundary I intend to maintain. It’s not fair to me, our daughter or the entire staff, who are already distraught by the news of our divorce despite having to serve Charles’ long-time lover. “It’s too much to ask.”
The revelation of the assumption affair It has not been the only thing that has motivated Dr. Jarman to finally decide to file a lawsuit against her partner’s ex-wife for “misuse of private information”. And Karen Spencer would have made public the medical history of her ex-husband’s new girlfriend, thus announcing that she has multiple sclerosis. “I felt completely sick. I panicked, particularly about the implications for my career. I understand that she was suffering, but why would she share private medical information like that, without consent, especially when she knew it was private and secret? It has been the most stressful moment, and with multiple sclerosis they tell you that the most important thing is to avoid stress,” the Norwegian commented last October to Daily Mail.
