Princess Diana’s siblings: where are they now? From Charles Spencer to Lady Sarah McCorquodale

PRINCESS Diana passed away in 1997 and her legacy has been kept alive by her family ever since.

Her brother Earl Charles Spencer in particular often talks about his sister. But what other siblings did she have?

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How many siblings did Princess Diana have?

Princess Diana came from a large family and was one of five children.

Their parents were John Spencer and Frances Shand Kydd.

The couple divorced in 1969 and John was awarded sole custody of the children.

Diana's younger brother Charles told The Sunday Times in 2020 of his parents' split: "Our father was a quiet and constant source of love, but our mother wasn't cut out for maternity.

"Not her fault, she couldn't do it. She was in love with someone else — infatuated, really."

Who are Princess Diana's brothers and sisters?

Lady Sarah McCorquodale

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Lady Sarah McCorquodale is one of Diana's older sisters.

She was born on March 19, 1955 and is the eldest of the siblings.

Despite remaining out of the spotlight since her sister's death, she had remained close to her nephews Prince William and Prince Harry.

Lady Sarah was the one responsible for introducing then Prince Charles to Diana after briefly dating him herself.

She reportedly said to Time magazine in 1978: "There is no chance of my marrying him. I'm not in love with him.

"And I wouldn't marry anyone I didn't love whether he were the dustman or the King of England."

Charles and Diana first met at a shooting party in 1977 at the Spencer family home in Althorp when she was 16 and he was 29.

Sarah got married a year before her sister in 1980 to Neil McCorquodale.

The couple have three children, Emily, George, and Celia and are still together today.

Lady Jane Fellowes

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Lady Jane Fellowes is Diana's second eldest sister who was born on February 11, 1957.

She is said to be the most academically gifted of the Spencers and is said to have got a 'hatful' of O and A Levels at West Heath boarding school in Sevenoaks, Kent.

She got married at 21 to Robert Fellowes who was assistant private secretary to The late Queen and a first cousin of Ronald Ferguson, the father of Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York.

Diana was a bridesmaid at their wedding at Westminster Abbey.

The couple went on to have three children, Laura, Alexander and Eleanor.

Diana's former butler Paul Burrell claimed the sisters hadn't spoken 'in a number of years' before Diana died.

He said that the strain occurred because of Lord Fellowes' role as the Queen's secretary.

However other insiders have denied any difficulty.

After Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997, Lady Jane and Lady Sarah accompanied King Charles to bring her body back to the UK.

In 2017, Sarah and her brother Charles opened up about the tragedy in the BBC documentary, Diana 7 Days and explained that Lady Jane called them and broke the news.

Charles Spencer

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Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, was born on May 20, 1964 and is Diana's youngest sibling.

He has arguably been the most public sibling since Diana's death.

He recently announced his divorce from his third wife - Karen Gordon after tying the knot in 2011.

He told the Mail on Sunday: "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."

They had one daughter together, Lady Charlotte Diana Spencer, who was born in 2012.

It is said their marriage broke down in recent years with the strain of the Earl’s memoir, A Very Private School, where he opened up about the physical and sexual abuse he suffered while at boarding school.

Charles is father to Lady Kitty Spencer, twins Eliza and Amelia Spencer and Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, with his ex-wife Victoria Aitkin.

He is also dad to Edmund and Lara, who he shares with his second wife Caroline Freud.

John Spencer

John Spencer was Diana's older brother but he died just hours after his birth in 1960.

The family revealed a moving tribute in 2022.

Charles took to Instagram to reveal a restoration of John's gravestone.

It read: "In loving memory of John Spencer, son of Viscount and Viscountess Althorp, born and died January 12 1960."

Who are Princess Diana's step siblings?

John Spencer and Frances Shand Kydd divorced in 1969 and went on to be in other relationships.

Frances got re-married in 1969 to Peter Shand Kydd before they divorced in 1990.

John got re-married to Raine McCorquodale, Countess of Dartmouth in 1976.

Johnnie Shand Kydd

Johnnie Shand Kydd is the youngest son of Peter Shand Kydd and Janet Munro Kerr and the stepbrother of Diana.

He was born in 1959 and is a photographer.

He studied Art and English at Exeter University but said that by then he had done enough painting to know that he did not want to pursue it.

Adam Shand Kydd

Adam Shand Kydd was born on September 5, 1954.

He went on to be a writer and published his book Happy Trails in 1984.

He passed away in 2004 at the age of 49.

Henry Legge

Henry Legge is the son of Raine McCorquodale and was born on December 1968.

He works as a barrister but tends to stay out of the spotlight.

He has three children and has been married to his partner Cressida Hogg since 1995.

Rupert Legge

Rupert Legge is a qualified barrister and has also published multiple books.

He wrote The Children of Light, Fashionable Circles, Playing With Fire and A Dangerous Age.

He was born on January 1, 1951.

William Legge

William Legge is the eldest son of the 9th Earl of Dartmouth and Raine McCorquodale.

He sat in the European Parliament as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England.

He was elected for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and served as national spokesman on trade from 2010 to 2018.

He resigned from UKIP in 2018.

Charlotte, Duchess of Carcaci

Charlotte, Duchess of Carcaci runs her own jewellery business called Legge & Braine.

She is often seen posting to her Instagram page where she boasts 64,000 followers as of June 2024.

She lives in Chelsea, London with her family.