Popsugar Celebrity The Royals Who Is Earl Spencer? Harry and Meghan Give a Nod to Earl Spencer in Archie's Birth Announcement — Here's What to Know 9 May 2019 by Corinne Sullivan View On One Page Photo 3 of 3 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 3 25: Age of Charles's eldest son Louis John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, who is the heir apparent to the Spencer earldom. 27: Charles's age when his father John died in 1992 and Charles became the 9th Earl Spencer. 90: Number of rooms in the Althorp Estate, the Spencer family home where he currently resides (and where Diana is buried). 1508: Year that the Althorp Estate was built by the Spencer family. Previous Next Start Slideshow The RoyalsPrince ArchieBritish Royals