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Spencer—an earl, historian and former NBC journalist—in his book “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister” has again swung the spotlight back to that difficult time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The earl has denied siding with the Duke of Sussex over his brother, the Prince of Wales.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

In excerpts published by the Daily Mail, the earl claimed King Charles III told him "we'll forget her soon enough", but Buckingham Palace said in a statement that fraternal grief could "colour memory".

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Similarly, the earl of Peterborough's son refused both to remove his hat and to enter a plea when tried for treason in 1658.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026

“Well, you don’t have to bite my head off,” screamed the terrified earl, and flew at the others in a rage.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster

Its inhabitants are those of “there will always be an England” England: stern vicars, timid curates, lords and earls, penniless titled wastrels living on allowances from their uncles, imperious aunts, upper-crust twits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

Prince William, the heir to the throne, will be there along with his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their children, as well as marquesses, dukes, baronesses, lords and earls.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2023

The tradition caught on and English colleges became diploma mills for earls and barons who never cracked a book or scribbled on parchment in their storied halls.

From Washington Times ● May 9, 2018

The list was spattered with landowners, containing 11 dukes, six marquises, 14 earls and nine viscounts.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2013

Impressed by what they saw, the earls introduced cannons to the English army, which adopted them enthusiastically and already used them against French soldiers at the battle of Crecy six years later.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond