Princess Diana's stepmother, Raine Spencer, dies at 87

LONDON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Princess Diana's stepmother, Raine Spencer, died at age 87 after a short illness, her family said.

"Raine, Countess Spencer, died peacefully at her home in London on 21st October, 2016, after a short illness," the family said.

Spencer married Diana's father, John Spencer, in 1976, when Diana was 6 years old.

Spencer was divorced from her first husband in 1976 and married Earl Spencer the same year. He died in 1992. She married a third time in 1993 and divorced three years later.

Early on, she was known to have a rocky relationship with Diana, but the two reconciled before Diana died. Spencer was a director of Harrods International and Harrods Estates, travelled around the world for the company.