Was Princess Dianas sister Sarah dating Prince Charles?
BEFORE Princess Diana, there was another Spencer sister who caught Prince Charles' attention. The older sibling of the Princess of Wales - who would have turned 60 on July 1 - once also dated the heir to the throne.  Read our Royal Family live blog for the latest updates  5 Princess Diana's sister Sarah was six years older than her Credit: Rex  Indeed, this little-known aspect of Prince of Wales' love life was covered in the latest series of Netflix's The Crown. Sarah Spencer, now known as Lady Sarah McCorquodale, briefly dated the prince in 1977. At the time, the 29-year-old royal was under pressure from his family to find a wife to make his future queen. Charles had a string of girlfriends who were dubbed "Charlie's angels", according to Woman & Home. 5 Lady McCorquodale briefly dated Prince Charles in 1977 Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd  Similarly, Sarah - who was 26 years old - claimed to have "thousands of boyfriends". However, author Tina Brown noted in her book The Diana Chronicles that she was pleased to have "received a flattering stream of invitations to Windsor and Balmoral as Charles showed his interest. But, according to Tatler, the pair split when Sarah told two reporters that she would not marry the prince if he were the dustman or the King of England. Their fling fizzled out when an unamused Charles saw the article, and told her: "You've just done something incredibly stupid." The Spencer family, who as well as Diana and Sarah included brother Charles and sister Jane, grew up at the grand Althorp. The estate was situated near the Queen's Norfolk country home, Sandringham - so the Spencer and royal children often mixed, although it is unclear if Sarah and the prince crossed paths at that point. 5 Their romance began after they met at a Royal Ascot house party Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd  Then, in 1977, the couple met definitely at a Royal Ascot house party at Windsor. While it was not mean to be between them, it wasn't the end of Charles' dalliance with the Spencer family. During their fleeting relationship, Sarah invited Charles to Althorp. There, he met Diana, who was then famously just 16 years old. 5 Sarah introduced Diana to the prince Credit: Rex  According to Brown, she registered on Charless radar only as a jolly and bouncy younger sister of Sarah. The Guardian reported in 1981 that once her little sister was engaged to the prince, she said: "I introduced them. Im Cupid." Sarah married Neil Edmund McCorquodale in 1980 - a year before Diana and Charles married. He is the second cousin once removed of her late step-mother, Raine Spencer. 5 She married in 1980, and has three children Credit: WARNING: Use of this image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures' Digital Picture  The pair have three children - daughter Emily born in 1983, son George born in 1984, and daughter Celia born in 1989. They also have five grandchildren, the most recent of which was born in November last year. Most read in Royal WORK OUT Fury as Harry & Meg work just 35 mins for 18m Spotify deal before 5 months off TOTALLY FLOORED Woman left horrified after discovering outline of body beneath her carpet Exclusive BUST HAVE I spent 320k getting my OOO boobs - but Im determined to have worlds biggest CUPPA LOAD OF THIS Drink one cup of this & you're guaranteed weight loss & a good sleep HOW TO WOO-MAN Woman reveals FIVE biggest mistakes females make in bed, according to men OH BROTHER! Prince William threw Harry out after furious bust-up over Meghan Markle  In other royals news, we told you how Prince William "threw Prince Harry out" after Meghan Markle "bullying" allegations. We also revealed the true story behind Princess Diana's 'revenge dress'. And the hidden meaning behind the Queen's brooches.