Blaze At Princess Diana’s Childhood Home: Her Brother Shares Details Of Althorp House Arson

Last Updated:May 28, 2025, 18:54 IST

Diana lived in Althorp from the time of her parents' divorce to her marriage to the Prince of Wales, now King Charles, in 1981

Princess Diana (right); the farmhouse at Althorp Estate. (X/File)

A blaze has been reported at a farmhouse, which is part of Princess Diana’s Althorp House estate in England’s Northamptonshire. The fire began at the Dallington Grange farmhouse on Mill Lane, in Kingsthorpe, Northampton at about 01:30 BST.

The late princess’s brother Charles Spencer shared the details on X.

Spencer shared pictures of the fire damage stating: “Stunned to learn that one of @AlthorpHouse’s farmhouses – fortunately, unoccupied at the time – was apparently burnt down by vandals last night."

He thanked Northamptonshire Fire Brigade for “doing their very best", adding: “So very sad that anyone would think this a fun thing to do."

DIANA’S ALTHORP CONNECTION

• Diana lived in Althorp from the time of her parents’ divorce to her marriage to the Prince of Wales, now King Charles, in 1981, DailyMail reported.
• After her death at the age of 36 in a Paris car crash in August 1997, Diana was buried at a private island situated in the centre of Althorp’s Oval Lake.
• The estate’s gamekeeper Adey Greeno posted on X: “The farmhouse that we lost to a deliberate act of vandalism last night has now had to be razed to the ground for safety reasons."

THE STATEMENT

BBC reported the statement issued by David Fawkes, the chief executive of the Althorp Estate: “The house and farm buildings have been unoccupied for several years and the site is scheduled for redevelopment as part of the Dallington Grange development.The farmhouse was built in the late 18th Century, and it has been completely destroyed by the fire, but the surrounding outbuildings are undamaged."

“Our priority is to secure the site and make sure it is safe. We are very grateful to Northampton Fire and Rescue Service and the estate team for dealing with the fire so effectively. We don’t know how the fire started," it said.

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