Earl Spencer, the brother of the beloved late Princess Diana, has just dropped a bombshell after hiring the very same lawyer who helped King Charles lll with his controversial divorce from Diana. Yes, that’s right—the Fiona Shackleton name is back in royal drama, this time, helping Earl Spencer’s split. The woman, known for helping celebrities divorce, is back at it.
The Times spilled this news revealing that Shackleton, a legal eagle with a resume sparkling with high-profile divorces, is in charge of representing Earl Spencer as he calls it quits with his estranged wife, Karen Spencer. The split feels a little bit like a déjà vu, as the lawyer was behind the then-Prince Charles’ divorce when his marriage to Princess Diana reached its ending.
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The former royal couple finally divorced in 1996, before the late Princess Diana’s tragic demise in Paris a year later. But Shackleton’s job didn’t stop there! She also lent her pricy expertise to Prince Andrew and Paul McCartney during their marital crisis and also assisted Princess Haya of Jordan in her high-stakes separation.
With this latest legal representative, Earl Spencer isn’t just turning heads— he’s making eyebrows rise to the top of royal follower’s foreheads. When it comes to divorce in the royal family, things have a long history of becoming a public affair. Let’s see if this split stays in the office.