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Diana grave, memorial, and exhibition Round Oval lake with the Diana memorial beyond Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial. Diana, Princess of Wales, was interred on a small island in the middle of the ornamental Round Oval lake, which was created by Teulon in 1868.
Jun 9, 2022 · Learn why Princess Diana is buried at her childhood home Althorp House, a private estate in England, and not at a public cemetery. Find out how you can visit the memorial temple across from her grave and see the items she left behind.
- Angela Andaloro
Jul 2, 2019 · Althorp is the ancestral home of the Spencers, the late Princess Diana's family, for more than 500 years. It is also the site of Diana's grave on an island in the lake, which is private and cannot be visited, but visitors can see the Temple dedicated to her memory.
Oct 5, 2023 · Althorp House hosted an exhibition featuring 150 artifacts from Diana's life, including her wedding dress, for 15 years before closing in 2014.
- Talia Lakritz
- A Family Home for More Than 500 Years. Althorp House, begun in the early Tudor period and then added to and adapted over five centuries, sits in about 500 acres of parkland and gardens, surrounded by an estate of 13,000 acres.
- The Wootton Hall. Visitors enter Althorp through what is known as The Wootton Hall. It's named for the artist John Wootton who painted the country scenes that cover the walls of this room.
- The Picture Gallery. This long, narrow gallery (115 feet by 20 feet) was created by Robert Spencer in the 17th century and is based on an original Elizabethan gallery elsewhere in the house.
- The South Drawing Room. The South Drawing Room is used as a reception room for the Spencer family. It's particularly notable for the family portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds that line the walls.
May 22, 2023 · Althorp House, the family home of Diana, Princess of Wales, has undergone significant excavations in recent weeks as Earl Spencer seeks to learn more about the remains of a Roman villa first discovered in the grounds a century ago.
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Sep 15, 2022 · Althorp House, Princess Diana ’s childhood home and her final resting place, is currently closed to the public, reopening in 2023. Diana, who tragically died on August 31, 1997, was divorced ...
