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John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
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CHILDHOOD
1924
Birth
Born on January 24, 1924.
TWENTIES
1944
20 Years Old
Lord Spencer was educated at Eton, the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, and the Royal Agricultural College. A Captain in the Royal Scots Greys, Lord Spencer fought in the Second World War from 1944 to 1945, and was Mentioned in Despatches.
1947
23 Years Old
From 1947 to 1950, Lord Spencer served as Aide-de-Camp to then-Governor of South Australia, Willoughby Norrie.
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THIRTIES
He served as Equerry to King George VI (1950–52) and to Queen Elizabeth II (1952–54), and was invested as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1954.
FORTIES
1969
45 Years Old
Lord Spencer and Frances were separated in April 1969.
FIFTIES
1976
52 Years Old
Frances later married Peter Shand Kydd and Lord Spencer married Raine, Countess of Dartmouth on 14 July 1976, the former wife of the 9th Earl of Dartmouth, and the daughter and only child of the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland and Alexander McCorquodale.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1992
68 Years Old
Lord Spencer died on 29 March 1992 at The Wellington Hospital, London.
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