Princess Diana’s brother opens up
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Earl Spencer tells Laura about the abuse he and Diana suffered as children… In his new book, A Very Private School, Spencer reveals that he and his sister were abused as children. Plus, he suggests that press attention suffered by his sister was ‘more dangerous’ than the attention online surrounding the current Princess of Wales. And Chris Mason is literally quizzed by Paddy and Laura about Vaughan Gething, who will replace Mark Drakeford as Wales’ first minister after winning the Welsh Labour leadership election. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Tim Walklate with Adam Chowdhury and Chris Flynn. The technical producer was Sam Dickinson. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. If you have been affected by any of the issues mentioned in this episode, you can find help and support here https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline
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