Lady Anne Glenconner defends Raine Spencer against Earl Spencer memoir account

Lady Anne Glenconner told HELLO! on 13 October 2026 she liked Raine, Countess Spencer, Diana's stepmother since 1976. Glenconner, maid of honour at the 1953 coronation, credited Raine with saving John, 8th Earl Spencer's life when ill and said she and Diana became great friends, differing from Charles Spencer, Earl Spencer's account in Swan Song: Diana, My Sister.