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Take a look inside Althorp House, Princess Diana's childhood home and final resting place

Talia LakritzSep 1, 2021, 02:55 IST

Althorp House, Princess Diana's childhood home.David Levenson/Getty Images

  • Princess Diana grew up at Althorp House, an estate in Northamptonshire, England.
  • The 100,000-square-foot home dates back to 1508 and features 31 bedrooms.
  • Diana is buried at the estate, which opens to the public every summer.
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Althorp House is located on a 14,000-acre estate in Northamptonshire, England.

An aerial view of Althorp House. David Goddard/Getty Images

The Spencer family acquired the Althorp estate in 1508.

An engraving of Althorp House from the 1800s. Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
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Princess Diana was the daughter of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and Frances Spencer, Viscountess Althorp.

Princess Diana's parents in 1955. Central Press/Getty Images

John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, married his second wife, Raine, Countess of Dartmouth, in 1976.

John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer and Raine, Countess of Dartmouth in front of Althorp House. Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
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Althorp House measures 100,000 square feet and features 31 bedrooms.

John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer with Raine, Countess Spencer at Althorp House. John Downing/Getty Images

The house contains large private collections of furniture, paintings, and ceramics.

Charles Spencer, then-Viscount Althorp, in Althorp House in 1980. Ian Tyas/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Althorp's picture gallery includes notable works of art such as Anthony van Dyck's 1637 portrait "War and Peace."

The main staircase at Althorp House. David Jones - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images

Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Winston Churchill, and many royal family members have stayed at Althorp House.

A state bedroom at Althorp House. David Jones - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images
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The 1st Earl Spencer and his fiancée, Georgiana Poyntz, were secretly married in this room in 1755.

A state bedroom at Althorp House. David Jones - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images

The library holds 10,000 books in its collection, dating from 1892.

Earl Spencer at his desk in Althorp House. Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
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Today, Althorp House opens to the public every summer.

Visitors arrive at Althorp House. David Levenson/Getty Images

Althorp House hosted an exhibition featuring 150 artifacts from Diana's life, including her wedding dress, for 15 years before closing in 2014.

Visitors at the Princess Diana exhibition at Althorp House. David Jones - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images
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The "people's princess" is buried at Althorp House on an island in the center of a lake.

A tribute laid by the Spencer family at Althorp House. David Jones - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images

Near the lake, a small memorial features quotes and a silhouette of Diana.

A memorial for Princess Diana and Althorp House. Jeff Overs/BBC News & Current Affairs via Getty Images
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