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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Princess Diana's Childhood Home Was Set on Fire by Vandals — Here's What We Know
Nearly two years after Princess Diana's childhood home in the Althorp Estate became open to the public, it has been vandalized. In the Althorp Estate, there's the main house, the Althorp Estate, as well as quite a few other cottages, lodges, and farmhouses. These are primarily used by estate staff, or rented out. And in one of the farmhouses, something tragic has happened. More from SheKnows Disney Royalty Christy Carlson Romano's Rare Photos With Daughters Show How They Feel About Disneyland Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, shared the news that one of the farmhouses had been burned to the ground by vandals. Charles shared the news to X, the app formerly known as Twitter, shared an update reading, 'Stunned to learn that one of @AlthorpHouse's farmhouses – fortunately, unoccupied at the time – was apparently burnt down by vandals last night. With thanks to @northantsfire for doing their very best. So very sad that anyone would think this a fun thing to do.' Per Hello, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said in a statement, 'Crews arrived to find a derelict two-story property fully on fire. At the height of the fire, four crews from across the service wearing breathing apparatus used hose-reel jets to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading further.' They added, 'One crew remained on the scene into this afternoon with a water bowser to continue dampening down any remaining hotspots, and then returned to their station shortly before 1pm.' As of May 31, 2025, it's a suspected arson attack from vandals, but no other details have become publicly known . But we are happy no one was injured during the unprecedented of SheKnows Elizabeth Hurley & Billy Ray Cyrus, & More of the Best Red Carpet Debuts From Celebrity Couples Over the Years Yoko Ono's Daughter Kyoko, & 22 Surprising Celebrities That Were In or Linked to a Cult 7 Ways Chrissy Teigen Has Altered Her Appearance Over the Years: Plastic Surgery & More
The Independent
6 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Police investigate fire at Princess Diana's childhood home
A farmhouse on the Althorp Estate, the childhood home of Princess Diana, was targeted in a suspected arson attack. Earl Spencer, Princess Diana 's brother, expressed his shock on social media, stating the farmhouse was 'apparently burnt down by vandals'. Firefighters responded to the blaze at the Dallington Grange farmhouse on Mill Lane, Kingsthorpe, which started about 1.30am on Wednesday. Northamptonshire Police are investigating the incident to determine the cause of the fire, but it has not yet been officially classified as a crime. The targeted building, an unoccupied late 18th-century farmhouse, is located on the Althorp Estate, which houses the Grade I-listed stately home in which the late Princess of Wales grew up.
BBC News
7 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Firefighters tackle blaze at Althorp Estate farmhouse
Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a farmhouse which is part of the Althorp House estate in Spencer, who owns Althorp House, posted on X that he was "stunned" by the fire, which began at the Dallington Grange farmhouse on Mill Lane, in Kingsthorpe, Northampton at about 01:30 earl added that the building was "fortunately unoccupied at the time" of the blaze and claimed it was "apparently burnt down by vandals".Northamptonshire Police said the incident had "not been recorded as a crime at present, but this could change if there is evidence to indicate it was started deliberately." Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said the two-storey building was "fully on fire" when crews said that at the height of the fire, four crews from across the service wearing breathing apparatus used hose-reel jets to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading crew will remain on the scene with a water bowser to continue dampening down any remaining hotspots, it fire comes less than a year after a fire at an empty industrial unit in nearby Harlestone Firs, which is also part of the Althorp Estate. 'Completely destroyed' In a statement, David Fawkes, the chief executive of the Althorp Estate, said: "The house and farm buildings have been unoccupied for several years and the site is scheduled for redevelopment as part of the Dallington Grange development. "The farmhouse was built in the late 18th Century, and it has been completely destroyed by the fire, but the surrounding outbuildings are undamaged. "Our priority is to secure the site and make sure it is safe."He added: "We are very grateful to Northampton Fire and Rescue Service and the estate team for dealing with the fire so effectively. We don't know how the fire started." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
