On 24 February 1981, ITN spoke to John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, about the news that his daughter, Lady Diana Spencer, was engaged to Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. The 8th Earl Spencer gave his initial reaction in an interview recorded inside Buckingham Palace. Later on, he spoke again to ITN alongside his wife, Diana's stepmother, Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer.
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