Princess Diana‘s brother Earl Spencer has been caught in the middle of an explosive High Court battle between his new lover and his estranged wife.
Professor Catrine Jarman, Earl Spencer’s archaeologist girlfriend, is suing Countess Karen Spencer for allegedly revealing intimate secrets about her which has caused her ‘distress and embarrassment’.
Earl Spencer, 60, and Dr Jarman, 42, confirmed their romance in October – after he announced his split from Lady Spencer, 52, in March.
But his old and new lovers are now set to clash in a bitter High Court showdown over the spilling of intimate secrets.
Viking expert Dr Jarman has accused Lady Spencer of revealing private details of her life to close friends, sparking a major rift at the heart of one of Britain’s most famous families.
Dr Jarman, who grew closer to Earl Spencer after a dig at his ancestral home where he grew up with his late sister Diana, claims the leak in May caused her ‘distress, upset and embarrassment’.
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