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Earl Spencer says he was sexually abused at his boarding school

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Earl Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has said he was sexually abused as a child by a female staff member when he was at boarding school.

In an extract from his memoir, which has been serialised, the 59-year-old details the sexual assaults and beatings he suffered at Maidwell Hall, leaving him with lifelong “demons”.

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