Princess Diana’s brother gets emotional: ‘It made me cry’

Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer got emotional as he revealed that he has received a letter from another who attended Maidwell Hall school in the 1970s, who shared his near death experience in the school’s pool back then.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter handle, Spender shared the text of the letter saying “It made me cry”.

He tweeted, “Letter received yesterday from another who attended Maidwell Hall school in the 1970s, who shared his near death experience in the school’s pool back then, at the hands of the sadistic Mr Maude – as recalled in my memoir ‘A Very Private School’:

The letter reads, “Dear Charles, I finally got round to reading your book.

“I’ve only just finished it and am quietly absorbing the content.”

It further reads, “…I appreciate your accurate reiteration of my pool episode and green bamboo [caning] experience. The reality of the experience when in amongst the catalogue of others’ abuse is stark, and strangely seeing it all in print is more shocking.

“I can’t say I enjoyed reading your book because I found it far too poignant and disturbing, bringing back some pretty awful sentiments, feelings right in your stomach, but I think you did a great job portraying how the school was and it is beautifully crafted.”

Commenting on a fan’s reaction, Spencer said, “It made me cry.”