Charles Spencer Shares Rare Photo from Princess Diana’s 6th Birthday — Featuring Their Dad’s Big Surprise

Charles Spencer Shares Rare Photo from Princess Diana's 6th Birthday — Featuring Their Dad's Big Surprise

Charles Spencer/Instagram; Georges De Keerle/Getty Princess Diana's younger brother, Charles Spencer, honored her on what would have been her 64th birthday The late Princess of Wales died at age 36 in 1997 and would have turned 64 on July 1 The 9th Earl Spencer shared a new photo captioned, "Another July 1st, from long ago" showing them together at her 6th birthday party Princess Diana's brother,Charles Spencer, is remembering her on what would have been her 64th birthday. On July 1, the 9th Earl Spencer posted a previously unseen photo of himself with his elder sister. The black-and-white childhood throwback showed Charles and Diana riding a camel at a celebration identified as her 6th birthday party. "Another July 1st, from long ago - 1967, in fact: for Diana's 6th birthday party, my father (standing, left) - to huge excitement - secured the services of Bert the Camel, from Peterborough Zoo," Charles, 61, wrote below the photo onInstagram. Princess Diana was the third daughter born toJohn SpencerandFrances Shand Kydd, and she grew up with elder sisters,Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes, and younger brother, Charles. She became a princess when she married the futureKing Charlesin 1981, and they went on to welcome two sons,Prince WilliamandPrince Harry. Charles and Diana separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996, amid speculation of marriage trouble and infidelity by both parties. Princess Diana died on Aug. 31, 1997 at age 36 following a car accident in Paris, while the vehicle she was traveling in was pursued by paparazzi. The 9th Earl Spencer famously delivered apassionate eulogyat his sister's royal ceremonial funeral in 1997 and continues to honor her memory today. In May, Charles appeared onLoose Men, a special edition of the ITV talk showLoose Womenfor Mental Health Awareness Week,where he spoke about the enduring pain of sibling grief. David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty; Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty "It's such an amputation. It's like the other guys were saying, you grow up with these people, they are your flesh and blood, they're with you forever, and then they're gone," said Charles, an author and historian. "For years after Diana died, I would think, 'I must ring her and tell her something,' because we shared the same sense of humor and you just realize, of course, that's not going to happen," he added about the deep bond they shared. Over the weekend, the author ofA Very Private School: A Memoirposted a photoof the gallery wall including a portrait of Diana atAlthorp House, the Spencer family's ancestral home in Northamptonshire, England, and last week, he shared another previously unseen picture with his sister. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage? Sign up for our free Royals newsletter to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! "Trying to remember what this rather formal family photograph was for — it shows my sisters and brothers-in-law, flanking my father and stepmother, at the base of the main staircase (in the central hallway, known as the Saloon) at@althorphousein the late '80s. Perhaps it was something to do with my father's 65th birthday, in January 1989?" Earl Spencer wrote below theInstagramphoto. "Definitely an '80s air to it all," he added in part. Read the original article onPeople

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Charles Spencer Shares Rare Photo from Princess Diana’s 6th Birthday — Featuring Their Dad’s Big Surprise

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Bob Vylan rejects criticism and says it's being targeted for speaking up about Gaza at Glastonbury

Bob Vylan rejects criticism and says it's being targeted for speaking up about Gaza at Glastonbury

LONDON (AP) — Rap-punk duoBob Vylanon Tuesday rejected claims of antisemitism over onstage comments at theGlastonbury Festivalthat triggered a police investigation and sparked criticism from politicians, the BBC and festival organizers. The band said in a statement that it was being "targeted for speaking up" about the war in Gaza. Police are investigating whether a crime was committed when frontman Bob Vylan led the audience in chants of "Death to the IDF" — the Israel Defense Forces — during the band's set at the festival in southwest England on Saturday. The British government called the chants "appalling hate speech" and the BBC said it regretted livestreaming the "antisemitic sentiments." U.S. authorities revoked the musicians' visas. Israel's war against Hamasin Gaza has inflamed tensions around the world, triggering pro-Palestinian protests in many capitals and on college campuses. Israel and some supporters have described the protests as antisemitic, while critics say Israel uses such descriptions to silence opponents. In a statement on Instagram, Bob Vylan said: "We are not for the death of jews, arabs or any other race or group of people. We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine. … A machine that has destroyed much of Gaza." Alleging that "we are a distraction from the story," the duo added: "We are being targeted for speaking up." The BBC is under pressure to explain why it did not cut the feed of the performance after the anti-IDF chants. Britain's Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said "the airing of vile Jew-hatred" by the BBC was a moment of "national shame." "It should trouble all decent people that now, one need only couch their outright incitement to violence and hatred as edgy political commentary, for ordinary people to not only fail to see it for what it is, but also to cheer it, chant it and celebrate it," he wrote on X. Avon and Somerset Police said it is investigating Bob Vylan's performance, along with that by Irish-language hip-hop trioKneecap, whose pro-Palestinian stance has also attracted controversy. Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh has been charged under Britain's Terrorism Act with supporting a proscribed organization for allegedlywaving a Hezbollah flagat a concert in London last year. Since the war began in October 2023 with a Hamas attack on Israel that killed some 1,200 people, Israel has killed more than 56,000 people in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.

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Bob Vylan rejects criticism and says it's being targeted for speaking up about Gaza at Glastonbury

Bob Vylan rejects criticism and says it's being targeted for speaking up about Gaza at Glastonbury LONDON (AP) — Rap-punk duoBob Vylanon...

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What we know about Idaho firefighters, sniper who ambushed them

What we know about Idaho firefighters, sniper who ambushed them

An Idaho community is reeling days after a manset a brush fire and ambushed responding firefighters, fatally shooting two and injuring a third. Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Frank Harwood and Coeur d'Alene Fire Department Battalion Chief John Morrison were killed in the attack June 29, authorities said. Coeur d'Alene Fire Department Dave Tysdal was recovering after two surgeries, according to Coeur d'Alene Fire Chief Tom Greif. "This community lost two dedicated public servants," Gabe Eckert, president of the Coeur d'Alene Firefighters' union, said at anews conference. "These men were dedicated firefighters; they were dedicated to their community. These guys were hard workers who loved their families." Authorities identified the suspect, who is also deceased in an apparent suicide, as 20-year-oldWess Roley. Roley's body was discovered after a six-hour manhunt that drew a response of hundreds of law enforcement officials from local, state and federal agencies. Here's what we know: The firefightersresponded to a callat about 1:21 p.m. June 29 that fire had broken out on the east side of Canfield Mountain near Coeur d'Alene, a city of about 57,000 in the northwest part of the state. At 2 p.m., firefighters broadcast that shots had been fired, officials said. Hundreds of law enforcement officers responded, and gunfire was exchanged with the suspect, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said. "This was a total ambush," Norris said. "These firefighters did not have a chance." Investigators used cell phone data to locate a signal that hadn't moved since about 3:16 p.m. and discovered the body of the suspect, authorities announced just after 7:40 p.m. As the manhunt unfolded, the brush fire grew unchecked until it was considered safe for firefighters to access, the Idaho Department of Lands said. As of the evening of June 30, the blaze was being held at about 26 acres with no evacuations or structures at risk, the departmentsaidin an update. The suspect, a transient with a history of "minor" run-ins with police, appeared to be living out of his car at the time of the shooting, Norris said. Investigators were still looking into a possible motive and what brought Roley to Coeur d'Alene, he said. Past encounters with law enforcement were mostly about suspicions of trespassing, authorities said. He came from an "arborist family" and appeared to have fired from up a tree, Norris said. The suspect "at one point wanted to be a firefighter," Norris said. "We don't know if there's a nexus between that desire and what happened." Formerclassmates remembered Roleyin interviews with USA TODAY as having "Nazi tendencies" and "obsessed with guns." Read more. The firefighters killed in the attack wereremembered as "selfless public servants." Harwood, 42, had been with the Kootenai agency for 17 years, according to Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Christopher Way. He was married with two children. "He did an amazing job," Way said. "This loss is felt by so many." Morrison, 52, had been with the Coeur d'Alene department since 1996, said Greif, the city's fire chief. Eckert, of the firefighters' union, shared a recent memory of smoking cigars with Morrison on a backyard patio. "We talked about being better fathers, we talked about being better leaders, and we talked about being better firefighters," Eckert said. "I'm so incredibly grateful that that gets to be my last memory with him." Contributing: John Bacon, Michael Loria, Christopher Cann, N'dea Yancey-Bragg, Josh Meyer and Will Carless This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:What we know about slain Idaho firefighters, sniper suspect Wess Roley

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What we know about Idaho firefighters, sniper who ambushed them

What we know about Idaho firefighters, sniper who ambushed them An Idaho community is reeling days after a manset a brush fire and ambushed ...

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Iran assesses the damage and lashes out after Israeli and US strikes damage its nuclear sites

Iran assesses the damage and lashes out after Israeli and US strikes damage its nuclear sites

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is assessing the damage and lashing out over theAmerican and Israeli airstrikeson its nuclear sites, though Tehran kept open the possibility Tuesday of resuming talks with Washington over its atomic program. The comments by government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani also included another acknowledgment that Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz — key sites within Iran's nuclear program — had been "seriously damaged" bythe American strikes. Iran's state-run IRNA news agency quoted Mohajerani as making the remarks at a briefing for journalists. That acknowledgment comes as Iran's theocracy has slowly begun to admit the scale of the damage wrought bythe 12-day war with Israel, which saw Israeli fighter jets decimate the country's air defenses andconduct strikesat will over the Islamic Republic. And keeping the door open to talks with the United States likely shows Tehran wants to avoid further economic pain as another deadline over U.N. sanctions looms. "No date (for U.S. talks) is announced, and it's not probably very soon, but a decision hasn't been made in this field," Mohajerani said. Iran offers rising death toll Israeli airstrikes, which began June 13,decimated the upper ranksof Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard and targeted its arsenal of ballistic missiles. The strikes also hit Iran's nuclear sites, which Israel claimed put Tehran within reach of a nuclear weapon. U.S. intelligence agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency had assessed Iran last had an organized nuclear weapons program in 2003, though Tehran had been enriching uranium up to 60% — a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%. On Monday, Iranian judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir offered a sharply increased, government-issued death toll from the war. He said that the Israeli attacks killed 935 "Iranian citizens," including 38 children and 102 women, IRNA reported. "The enemy aimed to change the country's circumstances by assassinating military commanders and scientists, intending to spread fear and exert pressure," Jahangir added. However, he asserted — like others up to 86-year-old Supreme LeaderAyatollah Ali Khamenei— that Iran had "won" the war. Iran has a long history of offering lower death counts around unrest over political considerations. The Washington-based Human Rights Activists group, which has provided detailed casualty figures from multiple rounds of unrest in Iran, has put the death toll at 1,190 people killed, including 436 civilians and 435 security force members. The attacks wounded another 4,475 people, the group said. Activity seen at Iran's Fordo facility Meanwhile, it appears that Iranian officials now are assessing the damage done by the American strikes conducted on the three nuclear sites on June 22, including those at Fordo,a site built under a mountainabout 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of Tehran. Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC analyzed by The Associated Press show Iranian officials at Fordo on Monday likely examining the damage caused by American bunker busters. Trucks could be seen in the images, as well as at least one crane and an excavator at tunnels on the site. That corresponded to images shot Sunday by Maxar Technologies similarly showing the ongoing work. The tunnels likely had been filled in by Iran before the strikes to protect the facility. The presence of trucks before the attacks has raised questions about whether any enriched uranium or centrifuges had been spirited away before the attack, something repeatedly claimed by Iranian officials. Even before the strikes, the IAEA warned that its inspectors hadlost their "continuity of knowledge"regarding the program, meaning material could be at undeclared sites in the country. Iran hasn't said what work is being done at the sites, though it has said that the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran planned to issue a report about the damage done by the strikes. Hard-liners lash out Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, whose profile sharply rose during the war, also has kept open the possibility of talks with the U.S. However, hard-liners within Iran are increasingly criticizing any effort at negotiations or cooperation with the West. Iran's hard-line Kayhan newspaper, in a piece written by its Khamenei-appointed managing editor, Hossein Shariatmadari, mocked any possible talks Tuesday by saying being a "traitor or stupid are two sides of the same coin." Shariatmadari's newspaper on Saturday also suggested that the IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi, should be "tried and executed" if he visited Iran — something that drew immediate criticism from European nations and others.

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Iran assesses the damage and lashes out after Israeli and US strikes damage its nuclear sites

Iran assesses the damage and lashes out after Israeli and US strikes damage its nuclear sites DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is ass...

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11 Biggest Bombshells from the Chrisley Family's First Interviews Since Prison (Including Why Todd Says He Has No Apologies)

11 Biggest Bombshells from the Chrisley Family's First Interviews Since Prison (Including Why Todd Says He Has No Apologies)

ABC News In 2022, Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley were sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison for tax evasion, conspiracy and bank and wire fraud President Donald Trump pardoned them in 2025 The couple, along with their daughter, Savannah Chrisley, gave their first interviews to FOX News and ABC News a month after their release Todd ChrisleyandJulie Chrisleyhave a lot to say about their time behind bars. TheChrisley Knows Bestreality stars were sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison after beingfound guiltyof bank and wire fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy in 2022. Though they denied the accusations, theyreported to separate prisonsto begin their sentences in 2023. After serving a little over two years, PresidentDonald Trumppardoned the couplefollowing a public campaign by their daughter,Savannah Chrisley. Todd, Julie and Savannah gave their first public interviews with FOX News and ABC News a month after their release on June 28 and 29, respectively. In the ABC News Studio's IMPACT X Nightline special, titledThe Chrisleys: Life After Lockup, Todd told host Juju Chang that he was "angry at God" during that first night in prison. "When I went to bed that night and the lights went out, I cried myself to sleep," he told Chang. "I said, 'God, why are you allowing this?' " The Chrisley patriarch went on to say that his time in prison helped him realize things he took for granted — like his ability to go to church, eat out or lounge in bed all day — and added that getting those little things back was "a blessing." Here are the 11 biggest bombshells from the Chrisley family's first interviews since prison. Danielle Del Valle/Getty When Chang asked the couple if they felt safe, Julie said that while she didn't fear that a person would harm her, she worried that the prison's conditions might. The reality star claimed that she developed asthma while incarcerated and "horrible breathing issues" that she didn't have prior. "I could see my health deteriorating," she said. "Things I never had an issue with before, now all of a sudden, became an issue." Michael Tran/FilmMagic After reporting to prison in January 2023, Todd was housed in a Florida prison while Julie was incarcerated at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Ky. The couple didn't see each otherfor two years. When they reunited in May 2025, Julie said that she was "a little nervous" to see her husband again. But when she saw him, she said, "It was as if no time had passed." "She was never away from me," Todd said in the interview. "Even the whole time we were apart. She was with me every second, every breath that I took. I mean, when I saw her, I was grateful to wrap my arms around her, but it was just more like, 'I'm home.' " Cynthia Hicks/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Todd and Julie told Chang that one of the most emotional moments of their release was reuniting with their daughter,Chloe Chrisley(whom theylegally adopted in 2016from Todd's son Kyle due to his ongoing struggles with substance abuse). The 12-year-old was so eager for her parents' return that she tracked their locations all the way home. "You know, even though we had gotten to see each other [during visitations], it's not the same as when you're home," Julie said inThe Chrisleys: Life After Lockup. "On our way home, she was literally watching on her phone — she was tracking where we were — to know how close I was." USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty During the Chrisleys' June 28 appearance onMy View with Lara Trump, Todd revealed that their son, Grayson, wanted tosleep in their roomthe first night they were back from prison. Savannah also recalled the evening, saying, "The first night he said, 'I'm scared to go to sleep because I feel like I'm just going to wake up in the morning and they're not going to be here.' " Cythina Hicks/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Todd told Chang that while his family will "always have a presence in Nashville," theyplan to relocateto Charleston, S.C. The historic city is where Todd and Julie are originally from. "I have a pull for Julie and I to go back to South Carolina — to Charleston — to that area," the Chrisley patriarch said. "And we have plans for what we wanna do." According to Todd, their plans for Charleston include renovating a mansion into a hotel and documenting the process for a reality series. As for Savannah, she said that she planned tomove outof the family's 5,000-square-foot Nashville home and into a condo. ABC News/Youtube Todd's former business associate, Mark Braddock, testified during their trial that he helped the couple falsify documents. In the ABC interview, Todd alleged that Braddock was the one who wrote the emails to their accountant asking about faking documents after hacking into his account. Braddock didn't appear inLife After Lockup, but denied being the mastermind behind the fraud during the trial. During the trial, Braddock also claimed that his relationship with Todd was more than just professional and said that they had been romantically involved. InLife After Lockup, Todd denied those accusations. "He's never approached me in that manner," he said. "Well, if I was going to do that, it wouldn't be with somebody that was broke. It wouldn't be with somebody that looks like him." Tommy Garcia/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty In addition to prison time, Julie and Todd were also sentenced to pay a combined $17 million in restitution. Though they told Chang that they paid some of that money, the family said they planned to try to get that money back. "We were convicted by a jury of our peers — were we?" Todd asked in the interview. "I didn't see multi-millionaires in that jury box. I didn't see people that were in the film industry in that jury box." He continued, "I saw people in a heavily Democratic county and a judge allowed them to paint us as these white family who has white entitlement and who has money to burn." DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty When Chang asked the family whether Savannah might havea future in politics— given her speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention and two years spent campaigning for her parents' release — Todd said they were "kind of thinking yes." "There's been some talk of a congressional run," Savannah said. "I don't know if that will or will not be the thing that I do or if it's what I'm called to do. But also, I believe right now my goal is to speak to younger voters." David Livingston/Getty When speaking withLara Trump, Todd opened up about his mission to help the men he met while incarcerated. "They have no support," he said. "And we incarcerate more individuals in our country than anywhere else in the world, yet we have the highest recidivism rate. That should tell you that what we're doing is not working." He added that there is currently "no accountability for the $8.2 billion that's dumped into the Bureau of Prisons" annually. "Accountability is coming," Todd said. "So for all of my brothers that I left behind, I didn't leave you behind. I'm coming for you." Santiago Felipe/Getty The Chrisley family still maintains their innocence, and Todd even went as far to say that hedoesn't owe anyonean apology. "Why am I not allowed to have the benefit of the fruits of our labor?" he asked Chang. "I don't have an apology to give you or anyone else over the money that I've made." Read the original article onPeople

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11 Biggest Bombshells from the Chrisley Family's First Interviews Since Prison (Including Why Todd Says He Has No Apologies)

11 Biggest Bombshells from the Chrisley Family's First Interviews Since Prison (Including Why Todd Says He Has No Apologies) ABC News In...

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