On Wednesday, Ray Greeno, the conservation manager at Althorp, posted a fresh photo of Diana's burial grounds, which was immediately hailed as wonderful. The long-standing Althorp House employee shared a photo of ducks and geese swimming in the springtime sun on the social media platform.
"Today I observed the first goslings that had hatched out in the park. The two watchful parent birds were guiding them to the lake." Fans were quick to express their admiration for the photo, with one writing, "What a serene, lovely location! I appreciate your efforts to improve it even further. What a great pic! Very calm, and Diana has the most beautiful resting spot," were remarks made by others who agreed.
Since assuming ownership of the property, the Earl has been devotedly repairing it. He and his spouse, Karen, enjoy sharing updates from the ancient house and gardens.
"When I saw it, I wasn't at all inspired to reinstall it," the mother of three acknowledged. "It appeared somewhat squat, but then I felt the need to replace it as soon as I viewed the stunning, recently found photo."
After his father, John, passed away in 1992, the author of "White Ship," who also wrote the moving memoir "A Very Private School," which describes his challenging time at boarding school, assumed the job of custodian by ascending as the ninth Earl Spencer.
Althorp is situated on 13,000 acres, of which 550 are devoted to the mansion and gardens. After her divorce from Prince Charles, then Prince Charles, Princess Diana initially intended to return to the estate. However, her brother forbade it because of security concerns.
Years later, he clarified in an interview, "Diana dreamed a beautiful dream that she would be able to lead a regular life afterward. However, the one house in the park, Althorp's family home, that she really liked, her three bedrooms, and was located 100 yards from the road, it was simply not feasible. The police were aware that it would fail. So, I made offers on all the other appropriate properties on the estate. I genuinely thought it was the best choice for her. But it's likely that she was blind to it."
The father of seven provided a look at the estate over the weekend, which featured some adorable guests. "A geese fly past first thing this morning above Althorp House. A gloriously rural start to the day," he tweeted, sharing a breathtaking video.
His fans were quick to comment on how beautiful they thought the clip was, with one calling the situation very quiet and calm.
Recently, Karen Spencer moved her Instagram followers with a stunning photo of Princess Diana's ultimate resting place. The Countess returned to social media over the weekend, sharing yet another unique look at a hidden area of the family property.
In 2011, Karen, who W. Charles, the late princess's younger brother, posted a picture of herself with a historical piece of Althorp House that she had never seen before.
"I was in the basement or sellers, as they like to call it here today, turning down the heat," she wrote, sharing an image of an engraved stone bearing the statement "This home was erected in 1609."
"Yes, I have to enter each of the three boiler rooms deep down in the basement, one by one, and turn down the boiler if I wish to lower the temperature. It is incredibly antiquated. Anyway, I started exploring while I was down there, as I usually do, and I found this incredible stone. It appears to state, 'This home was built in 16009.' I'm curious about its origin. I'll ask an old employee if they have any knowledge."
Charles remarked, "It appears to be half Spencer crest. I truly must have the crest's expert return. I still have a lot of questions. It could not have started there because Althorp, which has been in the Spencer family for over 500 years, was constructed in 1508."
The crest seems to be the coat of arms of William Spencer, second Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, and his wife, Lady Penelope Rithly, according to a comment made by one of Karen's fans. Their house was constructed prior to Althorp House; hence its exact origin is still unknown.
