You can stay in Princess Diana's childhood home - but there's one area off-limits

April 14, 2024

Princess Diana’s childhood home, Althorp House, is open to any visitors to visit through Summer, however, the Northampton manor is also available to rent out for a short period of time, for those wanting to live like a Princess.

The property, where Princess Diana was laid to rest boasts a whopping 32 bedrooms and 25 bathrooms and is set within a 500-acre estate. Although fans can now rent it out to stay, there’s one area of the former royal‘s house they won’t be able to visit.

The one place visitors can’t visit at Princess Diana’s childhood home

For those wanting to go for a staycation at the property, unfortunately, we can’t give you a price point right here, as prices are available upon request.

However, packages include housekeeping, a team of private chefs, and even your own butler service!

The huge estate can sleep up to 54 guests a night, who will have access to the library and billiards room, to name a few.

As per the Elysian Estate website: “To stay at Althorp is to become part of the amazing history of this magnificent property, renowned for its discreet yet spectacular hospitality to guests including royalty and aristocracy since 1508.”

The former Princess grew up there with her siblings, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, Lady Jane Fellowes, and her brother Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer, the current master of the house.

Although guests have all this and more at their fingertips, there’s one thing they unfortunately can’t do, visit Diana’s graveside.

She was laid to rest at the property, with her graveside located on an island in the center of the Oval Lake, which Prince Harry has taken Meghan Markle to visit.

It’s accessible by boat ride, however, guests are unable to take this journey. Instead, they can visit the dedicated temple to pay respects.

Diana met Charles at Althorp House

It was actually, at Althorp that Diana met Prince, now King Charles for the first time. The first meeting happened in December 1977, when he joined Diana’s sister Sarah at the home for a shooting weekend.In fact, he was actually dating Sarah at the time.

Although Charles and Diana did not start dating until 1980, and announced their engagement just one year after.

Within six months, they married in a lavish wedding at St Paul’s Cathedral, watched by a whopping 750 million people across the globe.

They then had their two sons, Prince William and Harry, although, in 1992, they had officially called it quits after 11 years of marriage.

Although, the couple did not divorce until 1996, just a year before Diana’s tragic death.