Princess Diana's Father Reacts to News of Royal Engagement (1981)

On 24 February 1981, ITN spoke to John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, about the news that his daughter, Lady Diana Spencer, was engaged to Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. The 8th Earl Spencer gave his initial reaction in an interview recorded inside Buckingham Palace. Later on, he spoke again to ITN alongside his wife, Diana's stepmother, Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer. #Diana #PrincessDiana #DianaPrincessOfWales #LadyDiana #CharlesAndDiana #JohnSpencer #DianaSpencer #LadyDi #RoyalWedding #BuckinghamPalace #Princess To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/... To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage... 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) -    / @frontlinebyitn   🎥 Follow us on Twitter -   / itnarchive   🎥 Like us on Facebook -   / itnarchiveitnp   🎥 Check out our TikTok -   / itnarchive1955