Dreaming to experience a Kate Middleton kind of living? If you love the royals, you now have the opportunity to sleep and stay in the childhood home of Princess Diana since it is opening its doors to accommodate overnight guests in order to raise money for charity, NBC News revealed.
Princess Diana's childhood home and final resting place, the Althrop estate, which is owned by the Princess's brother, Earl Charles Spencer, is located on a small island on Oval lake. Guests can also visit a memorial just across the lake as well as stay in the bedroom of Diana at the Northamptonshire estate.
The Grade I-listed estate was announced to be open to visitors by Spencer. The 13,000-acre estate is a popular location for filming, weddings, and festivals where cottages, farms, woodlands, and villages are featured. Aside from that, there is also an interesting mix of landscapes, habitats, and activities in the area.
Overnight visitors are welcomed to the 500-year-old mansion to raise money for the Whole Child International charity, which is started by Countess Karen Spencer, the wife of Earl Spencer, to address the limited resources in orphanages and child-care centers.
In an exclusive interview, the Earl and the Countess revealed how they came up with the idea to raise funds for charity.
“But I was instantly on board,” said Charles, according to Yahoo. “I’ve always thought of this house as contributing. It’s not just a little bastion or fortress of privilege.”
Interested parties who want to rent the place would expect to spend a lot for it since the cost is between $25,000 and $40,000 for a couple's overnight stay in the 100,000-square-foot home that is about 75 miles north of London. A group of up to 18 people can also rent the estate for $250,000.
Guests will see an extensive art collection including a monument dedicated to the late Princess of Wales. But then, Refinery29 reports that there are reported ghost sightings in the area but none of these are that of Princess Diana but of the deceased servants of the Third Earl.
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