The British elite is haunted by childhood demons

The British elite is haunted by childhood demons
The 9th Earl Spencer, author of A Very Private School, is the uncle of William, Prince of Wales and Harry, Duke of Sussex. (Image: Getty)
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By Chris Bryant Prior to being dispatched to a hellish Northamptonshire boarding school in the 1970s at the age of eight, Charles Spencer – brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales – was nicknamed Buzz by his frequently absent mother because he shared the same frenetic energy as a bee. Spencer’s memoir, A Very Private School, describes in horrifying detail how young Buzz’s joie de vivre was then snuffed out by physical and sexual abuse carried out by those entrusted with his care.Spencer’s story is bo...

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