Princess Diana's brother opens up about his relationship with younger girlfriend

Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer is in love. Months after announcing his divorce from his wife Karen Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer has opened up about his relationship with Dr. Cat Jarman. 

"I'm too old for hearts and flowers stuff, but the best way to describe it is that with Cat, I can be myself," Charles, 60, told The Daily Mail in an interview published on Nov. 24. "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."

Cat, who is 18 years his junior, is a Norwegian archaeologist and Charles' co-host on The Rabbit Hole Detectives podcast. The couple met in 2021 when Cat and a TV crew went to Althorp, and a friendship is said to have then blossomed between the two of them. Diana's brother had been married to his third wife Karen since 2011. According to The Daily Mail, Charles and Cat's "friendship tipped into 'something else'" this past March.

Prince William and Prince Harry's maternal uncle told The Daily Mail that he "wasn't looking, neither of us were." He added, "The thing is, 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."

Charles admitted that it "really is nice to be with someone who wants to do stuff." He also shared, "A lot of my close friends have said how happy they are that I am with someone like Cat because it shows enormous progress from where I was before."

"Look, it's good to be with someone who is just so . . . nice," Charles continued. "I don't want to denigrate anyone, but Cat is just completely different to anyone I've ever been with before."

It was revealed in June that Charles and his third wife were divorcing after 13 years of marriage. "It is immensely sad," he told The Mail on Sunday at the time. "I just want to devote myself to all my children, and to my grandchildren, and I wish Karen every happiness in the future.'