Earl Spencer, the brother of Princess Diana, reacting to Princess of Wales Kate Middleton absence from the national media, said that he worries about the "truth" and that the press scrutiny suffered by his sister was far "more dangerous".
In an interview with the BBC, Earl said: "I do worry about what happened to the truth,” comparing compared the situation to that of his sister he said that what Princess Diana went through was risky.
"I think it was more dangerous back in the day. I think, if I look back to '97 and Diana's death, I think that was so shocking too - the circumstances of her death were so shocking, that it did make the industry that supports the paparazzi really consider more carefully what it could and couldn't do," he said.
The 59-year-old told BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
Kate Middleton has not been spotted since December leaving social media users abuzz about the proof of life of UK royal.
Kensington Palace said the 42-year-old is recovering at home after a "planned abdominal surgery" in January.
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