Prince William, Harry's uncle shares emotional post after tragic death

Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer has released an emotional message after a heartbreaking loss.

Earl Charles Spencer turned to his official Instagram account to recount start of his broadcasting career following the death of a former colleague, sharing a throwback photo with a note.

The 62-year-old wrote: "I was - to my huge relief and delight - offered a full-time role by Steve Friedman, the executive producer, at a party to mark the end of that month of work in the UK."

After confirming that Friedman was "sure", Earl Spencer revealed that he "found a napkin, and wrote out a very basic contract on it and asked him to sign it".

Sharing his last meeting with his friend, he added: "Six weeks later I turned up in his office in Rockefeller Plaza, NYC, and produced the napkin. He laughed, honoured it, and we went from there."

The picture shows his former colleagues - a few of whom "remain friends today," he said.

"Over the next decade, I worked with most of this very fine group of journalists, around the world. A lot of hard work and hard laughter."

The Earl, who recently tied the knot with his loved one,  tragically explained: "One sadly died on Sunday, which made me think about this era, and these colleagues."

It comes hours after the Earl posted a tribute to his youth in Northamptonshire. Uploaded to his Instagram story was an old photo of swans swimming in the lake of his family's historic 13,000-acre Althorp Estate, which is home to Diana's final resting place.