5 Months After 3rd Divorce, Princess Diana's 61-Year-Old Brother Charles Spencer Ties Knot With Girlfriend Cat Jarman In Secret Ceremony
Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, has tied the knot with bioarchaeologist and podcaster Cat Jarman, at a secret ceremony in Arizona, USA. The wedding, which is Spencer's fourth marriage, comes just five months after his third divorce was finalised.
Arizona: Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, has tied the knot with bioarchaeologist and podcaster Cat Jarman, at a secret ceremony in Arizona, USA. The wedding, which is Spencer's fourth marriage, comes just five months after his third divorce was finalised.
While Spencer is 61 years old, his new wife is 18 years younger than him.
After the wedding, the couple told People, “We both feel so incredibly lucky to have progressed from being colleagues, to friendship, to deep love and connection.”
Spencer, who has a total of seven children with his former wives, had revealed his relationship with Cat Jarman last year. Jarman has two sons with her former husband.
How Did The Couple Meet?
Charles Spencer, who is a historian and an author, first met Cat Jarman when he was was asked to review her 2021 bestseller River Kings. As their acquantiance evolved, the duo started co-hosting a podcast.
‘Too Old For Hearts & Flowers'
Last year, Charles Spence and Cat Jarman went public with their relationship. In a conversation with Mail on Sunday, Spencer said, “I’m 60, so if I said Cat was my girlfriend, it makes me sound 20, doesn’t it? I’m too old for hearts and flowers stuff, but the best way to describe it is that with Cat, I can be myself.”
He added, “She knows who I am. Who I really am. I don’t have to pretend to be something I am not. And she brings out the best in me.”
Charles Spencer further revealed that he didn't think that a romantic relation was possible between them when he first met her: “I am 18 years older than Cat and so there wasn’t even the possibility…I’ve never been with a much younger person. I wasn’t even thinking romance. I was at the tail end of a marriage. It just wasn’t a possibility.”
He added, “I’ve never tried to do a hard sell on Cat. She’s very canny, very emotionally mature With her I don’t pretend to be anything I am not. She knows exactly who I am, and who I am not.”
Charles Spencer's Ex-Wives
Spencer's first marriage was with former British model Victoria Lockwood (1989 to 1997).
After divorcing Victoria, Spencer married Caroline Freud (2001 to 2007) and Karen Gordon (2011 to 2025).
Published By : Nidhi Sinha
Published On: 19 May 2026 at 19:00 IST