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| Princess Diana's stepmother Raine Spencer dies at 87 | Princess Diana's stepmother Raine Spencer dies at 87 |
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| Raine Spencer, stepmother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has died at 87 after a short illness, her family has announced. | Raine Spencer, stepmother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has died at 87 after a short illness, her family has announced. |
| Countess Spencer died on Friday morning at her London home, her son William Legge, the Earl of Dartmouth and a UKIP MEP, confirmed. | Countess Spencer died on Friday morning at her London home, her son William Legge, the Earl of Dartmouth and a UKIP MEP, confirmed. |
| Her marriage to Diana's father Earl Spencer from 1976 to 1992 was the second of three in her life. | Her marriage to Diana's father Earl Spencer from 1976 to 1992 was the second of three in her life. |
| She was the daughter of romance novelist Dame Barbara Cartland. | She was the daughter of romance novelist Dame Barbara Cartland. |
| In her early life, she served as a Westminster city councillor from 1954 to 1965. | In her early life, she served as a Westminster city councillor from 1954 to 1965. |
| Her first marriage was to the Earl of Dartmouth and lasted from 1948 to 1976. | Her first marriage was to the Earl of Dartmouth and lasted from 1948 to 1976. |
| Following the death of Earl Spencer, her second husband, she married Count Jean-Francois de Chambrun in 1993, but the marriage only lasted three years. | Following the death of Earl Spencer, her second husband, she married Count Jean-Francois de Chambrun in 1993, but the marriage only lasted three years. |
| When she married Earl Spencer and moved into the ancestral home at Althorp, Northamptonshire, she became stepmother to six-year-old Diana and three-year-old Charles, who now holds his father's title. | |
| For many years, she was on the board of directors at department store Harrods. But at the 2007 inquest into Diana's death she said: "I never went shopping in Harrods. It was my husband who practically lived there." | For many years, she was on the board of directors at department store Harrods. But at the 2007 inquest into Diana's death she said: "I never went shopping in Harrods. It was my husband who practically lived there." |
| In that appearance at the inquest she talked about her relationship she had enjoyed with Diana in the years before her death in 1997. | In that appearance at the inquest she talked about her relationship she had enjoyed with Diana in the years before her death in 1997. |
| "She always said I had no hidden agenda," she said in her evidence. | "She always said I had no hidden agenda," she said in her evidence. |
| "So many people, because she was so popular and so world famous, wanted something out of her. It was a very draining life." | "So many people, because she was so popular and so world famous, wanted something out of her. It was a very draining life." |
| Speaking at the inquest about press intrusion into Diana's life, she said: "I suppose this happens with pop stars and celebrities and people who call themselves celebrities nowadays." | Speaking at the inquest about press intrusion into Diana's life, she said: "I suppose this happens with pop stars and celebrities and people who call themselves celebrities nowadays." |
| Countess Spencer and Diana were pictured talking in June 1997, just 13 weeks before the death of the Princess of Wales, when the countess was invited to a private viewing of Diana's dresses that were being auctioned by Christie's. |