Middle east, yesterday he encouraged a piece deal of some sort, insisting it was essentialfor aid a piece deal of some sort, insisting it was essential for aid to reach gaza on a much bigger scale than ever before. That Press Conference expected shortly and we will bring it to you when we have it. Charles spencer, the brother of Princess Diana has written a book in which he describes violent and sexual abuse at the Boarding School he was sent to when he was just 8 years old. He also reveals how he and diana were hurt by one of their nannies, nanny forster, as children. Laura kuenssberg went to meet him and asked about his first day at the school. I remember the shock of the journey that day and being dropped there by my father. My father, very sweet, decent, loving man. And i look back and i know he hated doing it. In fact, he told me that was the worst day of his fathering for me. I mean, i went back through my family records, a lot of the people who lived here, over 300 years, and yo
Charles spencer also said the press attention suffered by his sister was more dangerous than the attention online focused on kate, the current princess of wales. Princess dianas brother was speaking in an interview to be broadcast tomorrow on the bbc s sunday with laura kuenssberg. Earlier, i spoke to graham satchell, who has been reviewing the material in the interview and asked him what was the main thrust of earl spencers comments were. Well, this was a searingly honest interview with earl spencer, and at times difficult to watch, to be honest. He has written a book about his experiences of his childhood, particularly at boarding school, and he talks about suffering shocking levels of violence from the age of eight and being sexually abused from the age of 11. He also talks in some detail about his experience at home with his sister, princess diana, and particularly suffering at the hands of a violent nanny, nanny forster. And this is what he had to say. Really damaging violence to
At three and a half years old, here, i caught polio. There was an epidemic at that time. They said, stephen wont live through this. But during those years in and out of hospital, he developed a passion for music, and after a spell as a journalist, he began trying out his songs at folk clubs before finally hitting the big time. But when his chart success began to slide, his attention shifted to another musical avenue. Sing once again with me. He was given the chance to record the single for andrew lloyd webber s phantom of the opera, but he was devastated when he wasnt chosen to play the role for the west end. Youve done it all, broken every code. Nevertheless, he continued to perform. The effects of his childhood polio were lifelong, but onstage in the spotlight he said it was the one place he could forget it all and simply be steve harley, the rock star. Ooh ooh, la la la. That is David Sillito looking back at the life of steve harley, the front man of Cockney Rebel who has died at th