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Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer ( née McCorquodale; 9 September 1929 – 21 October 2016) was a British socialite and local politician. She was the daughter of Alexander McCorquodale and the romantic novelist and socialite Barbara Cartland and the stepmother of Diana, Princess of Wales .
- 21 October 2016 (aged 87), Mayfair, London, England
- Raine McCorquodale, 9 September 1929, 6 Culross Street, Mayfair, London, England
- Socialite and politician
- North Sheen Cemetery
- She was born in London to “commoner” parents — but held five titles throughout her life. Raine Spencer was born Raine McCorquodale in 1929, the only child of Alexander McCorquodale, the heir to a printing fortune as well as an officer in the British Army, and Dame Barbara Cartland, a famed romance novelist.
- She had a famously tense relationship with her stepdaughter, Diana. After her marriage to Earl Spencer, the family was less than accepting, says Seward, who was a friend of Raine’s.
- She was criticized for her running of Althorp, the Spencer family’s ancestral home. Raine’s marriage to Earl Spencer brought changes not just in the Spencer family, but in their home, too.
- Many credit her for nursing her husband, Earl Spencer, back to health after a stroke. Just two years after she married Earl Spencer, he suffered a massive stroke.
Raine, Countess Spencer, who has died aged 87, was an irrepressible force. Beneath an overt charm she could be ruthless, and, transfixing anyone who dared to challenge whatever cause she was...
Oct 22, 2016 · Why you can trust Sky News. Raine Spencer, the stepmother of Princess Diana, has died after a short illness, her family have said. Countess Spencer, who was married to Diana's father Earl Spencer from 1976 until his death in 1992, died at her London home on Friday.
Oct 21, 2016 · Raine Spencer, the socialite stepmother of Diana, Princess of Wales, and daughter of the prolific romantic novelist Dame Barbara Cartland, has died aged 87. Countess Spencer passed away on...
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Oct 21, 2016 · 21 October 2016. Getty Images. Raine Spencer, stepmother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has died at 87 after a short illness, her family has announced. Countess Spencer died on Friday morning...
Aug 31, 2022 · By Tatler. 31 August 2022. Raine Spencer leaving The Connaught hotel after lunch with Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. Antony Jones/Getty Images. To the press and the British public, she was ‘Acid Raine’, the wicked stepmother of Diana, fairytale Princess of Wales.