Charles Spencer has remained silent on the surprise engagement of his daughter Lady Eliza Spencer after previously missing the wedings of his other daughters, Kitty and Amelia

Princess Diana’s younger brother Charles has yet to publicly acknowledge the engagement of his daughter Eliza(Image: Getty Images for Invictus Games)

Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer has remained silent after the engagement of his daughter – fuelling rumours of a growing family rift.

Last week, Lady Eliza Spencer took to Instagram to share the joyous news that her partner of 10 years, Channing Millerd, had popped the question while on a romantic holiday in Santorini.

Eliza shared a series of photos from the happy moment online, captioning the pictures “Forever and Ever.” Upon sharing the news, both of her sisters, Lady Kitty and Lady Amelia, were quick to comment their congratulations. However, Eliza’s father Charles has yet to publicly recognise the engagement, despite frequently posting on social media. It comes after claims Prince Harry ‘admits he is still part of the Royal Family and finally sees sense’.

Eliza Spencer announced her engagement to her long-time partner last week(Image: Eliza Spencer/Instagram)

Earl Spencer often regularly posts insights into his life at Althorp House, the house he grew up in with sisters Diana, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes. On Monday, he also posted a picture of several signed copies of his book, titled A Very Private School that was released last March.

Despite his consistent online presence, Charles has yet to mention anything about his daughter’s engagement. He shares his daughters Eliza, Amelia and Kitty, as well as their brother Louis, with his first wife Victoria Aitken.

He did not attend the weddings of both Amelia and Kitty. In 2021, Kitty was walked down the aisle by her brothers as she tied the knot with retail millionaire Michael Lewis in Rome, who is more than 30 years her senior. Then, in 2023, Amelia married her long-time partner in a charming ceremony in South Africa, without her father present.

Sisters Eliza, Kitty and Amelia Spencer (Image: Getty)

A source told MailOnline at the time of Kitty’s wedding: “Kitty and Charles were very close when she was growing up, but their relationship has cooled and been more distant since his marriage to his third wife Karen in 2011.

“The four children are all close to their mother, Victoria, and get on well with their step-siblings, and their Spencer aunts and have forged their own relationships with one another without needing Charles to bind them together.

“Charles recently suffered an injury and perhaps that will be the reason for him not travelling, but it is just easier for everyone that he is not there.”

Diana’s brother said around the time of the nuptials he had a “painful and unpleasant” shoulder injury, which was affecting his freedom of movement. .

Charles was married to Victoria from 1989 until 1997. The couple moved to Cape Town, South Africa, where Kitty and her siblings Eliza, Amelia and Louis were brought up away from public attention.