Earl Charles Spencer took to Instagram to share a beautiful photo and history of the stables at Althorp house where he grew up with Princess Diana
October 10, 2022 - 15:27 BST Jayne Walsh The late Princess Diana's brother Earl Charles Spencer has revealed the most fascinating details about her former home.Taking to Instagram, the uncle of Prince William and Prince Harry shared a never-before-seen photograph of the stables at Althorp House, Northamptonshire where Princess Diana grew up. Looking majestic at sunrise on Sunday morning, the image showed the ironstone brickwork and four stone pillars in all their glory.
PHOTOS: Princess Beatrice's husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi unveils epic Australian home – and those views!Charles, 58, captioned the photograph of the stables with a brief history of the building:"The Stables at @althorphouse - built to house 100 horses and 40 grooms, in the early 1700s. The building is made from the beautiful, local, ironstone - a warm, soft, material that glows in the sunshine, as is the case today, in the early morning light.
Significant events have continued to take place at the Spencer family home, with Earl Charles Spencer revealing that Althorp House had hosted a charity bike ride in September.The Earl took to Twitter, to commend the 600 cyclists who had headed over to the estate for a charity bike in aid of the Cynthia Spencer Hospice, a charity set up in name of his late grandmother. The special event was aptly named"Cycle for Cynthia".
Althorp House is home to precious artwork one piece in particular marks the connection between his own grandfather and the late Queen Elizabeth II.When the Earl took to his Instagram feed once again to share a video showcasing pieces of artwork, both paintings and sculptures, of his grandfather Charles Robert, revealing that he had actually worked with the Queen's own grandfather, King Edward VII.
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