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Althorp House: the secrets of Princess Diana's childhood home

The fascinating story of Diana's ancient family seat
Meet the earl at Althorp
Althorp: 1000 years of history
The beginnings of Althorp
Passed down through generations
Expanding Althorp
A hub of high society
Extravagant festivities
The Spencer Library at Althorp
The library today
Overhauling the estate
Althorp's saloon
Althorp's art connoisseur
Althorp House during the wars
Althorp passes to Diana's father
Edward John remarries...
Princess Diana’s childhood home
Diana's early years
Diana and brother Charles
Happy memories at Althorp
Teenage Diana
Struggling finances
Meeting Prince Charles at Althorp
Diana's favourite retreat
Charles Spencer gets engaged at Althorp
Althorp passes to Charles Spencer
Diana's memorial
The Oval
Legendary visitors
Running Althorp
Creative thinking
Under the hammer
Althorp's Yellow Drawing Room
Open to the public
Original features
Althorp today
Quirky details
Digging at Althorp
Althorp's Roman villa
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The fascinating story of Diana's ancient family seat

Althorp House is probably best known for being the childhood home and final resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales.

However, the Spencer family has called the estate home for more than 500 years and it has been the family seat to 19 generations of the Spencer line. What stories lie inside its walls?

Click or scroll on to join us as we explore the secrets of a family home steeped in history...

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Susan Springate

18 December 2024

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