Princess Diana?s brother opens up

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Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Earl Spencer tells Laura about the abuse he and Diana suffered as children?

In his new book, A Very Private School, Spencer reveals that he and his sister were abused as children. Plus, he suggests that press attention suffered by his sister was ?more dangerous? than the attention online surrounding the current Princess of Wales.

And Chris Mason is literally quizzed by Paddy and Laura about Vaughan Gething, who will replace Mark Drakeford as Wales? first minister after winning the Welsh Labour leadership election.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.8	Paddy, how was it on The Lash?
0:06.4	Yes, that's why I was off because I can't go out late on Saturday night because of my job.
0:10.9	So I had to go out late on Saturday night.
0:12.2	I had a marvellous time, went to a big concert, some friends, some of them from a broad sort of history hobby I do.
0:18.7	And I was up till four in the morning, carusing.
0:21.9	Four in the morning.
0:23.1	That's when you wake up.
0:24.0	It is.
0:24.8	Tell me about the bugle.
0:26.0	Yes, a bugler directed me to the nearby pub that was over there.
0:29.1	How did you know about that?
0:30.0	Do they give you spot notes on my social life?
0:33.1	I've tagged you.
0:34.6	Because I really enjoyed hearing you back with Adam.
0:37.6	Yes, we had a nice time.
0:39.1	I missed you, though.
0:40.3	Yeah, but the thing is, it's no bad thing to shake it up, is it?
0:43.3	Because it keeps me keen.
0:44.9	If you put Adam in this seat, I think to myself, you have to watch out.
0:49.5	See, I was thinking there, oh, that's so nice.
0:51.4	Absence makes the heart grow fun.
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