Princess Diana's childhood home was targeted by arsonists says her brother, Charles Spencer. The 9th Earl Spencer said on Instagram that one of Althorp House’s unoccupied farmhouses was burnt to the ground and he suspects foul play. Althorp House is the childhood home of Charles, Diana, and their sisters Sarah and Jane and it is where the earl resides today.
In an Instagram story, Spencer wrote, per Express, "Stunned to learn that one of Althorp House’s farmhouses - fortunately, unoccupied at the time - was apparently burnt down by vandals last night. With thanks to @northantsfire for doing their very best. So very sad that anyone would think this a fun thing to do."
Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue shared their own Instagram post regarding the incident on Instagram. A photo showed the burned structure and a caption which read, "The Service remains on scene after a fire on Mill Lane in Kingsthorpe. We were called at around 1:30am this morning (May 28) and crews arrived to find an unoccupied two-story property fully on fire."
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It continued, "At the height of the fire, four crews from across the Service wearing breathing apparatus used hose-reel jets to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading further. This morning, one crew remains on the scene with a water bowser to continue dampening down any remaining hotspots."
The property covers approximately 13,000 acres. In total, Althorp estate contains 28 listed buildings and structures.
Spencer, the 9th Earl, has resided at Althorp since 1992 since inheriting the estate upon his father's death. He remains the home's owner and caretaker of the home, and for 32 decades, the main house has been his primary residence.
The Spencer family moved to Althorp in 1975 when Diana's father, John Spencer, became the 8th Earl. She lived there with her family members before moving to London in 1979.
After marrying then-Prince Charles in 1980, the late princess regularly returned to Althorp for family visits. After her death at the age of 36 in a car crash in Paris, France, in August 1997, Diana returned to her ancestral home one last time for burial.
Per PEOPLE, the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry is interred on an island in the center of an ornamental lake known as The Oval. The gravesite is not accessible to the public. However, visitors can pay tribute to the late Princess of Wales at a memorial erected on the property.
Althorp Estate is opened to the public every year throughout the summer months. Visitors can tour the State Apartments, Diana's suite of rooms, the estate's gardens, her memorial, a museum of Spencer family artifacts, and the family chapel.
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