BREAKING NEWS: Princess Diana’s brother issues stern warning after Harry and Meghan’s UK move
The Sussexes have moved back to the UK after six years of living elsewhere.
A security warning has been issued to visitors at Princess Diana’s childhood home, Althorp. The sign reads: “Warning 24-hour security”. The exact date the sign was put up is unknown, but there’s no doubt that after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s recent trip to visit the area could renew interest in the estate. The Sussexes have now returned to the UK after six years of living across the pond.
Althorp is also Princess Diana’s final resting place. The protection of the site is something Diana’s brother, Earl Charles Spencer, takes very seriously. The Earl opens the huge estate once a year, for two months. During this time, visitors can explore the property and grounds. Visitors cannot access the Oval Lake, which is where Princess Diana was buried.
Charles, Earl Spencer is close with his nephew (Image: Getty)
The security sign at the estate (Image: Getty)
Those who wish to pay their respects can do so at a dedicated temple on the mainland.
Once Diana’s coffin was transported to the lake, and the Earl decided to remove the bridge leading to it to enhance its security.
If family members wish to visit the island, they must now use a boat to get there.
In Prince Harry’s memoir Spare, he said: “The bridge had been removed, to give my mother privacy, to keep intruders away.”
The estate, located in Northamptonshire, is home to a 90-bed property. Althorp closed its doors to the public on August 31 – the exact date of Princess Diana’s de@th.
The Sussexes moved back to the UK at the end of August (Image: Getty)
On August 31 this year, her brother posted to Instagram to mark the heartbreaking day.
Earl Spencer posted a photo of the Spencer family crest flag flying at half-mast over the main Althorp House. He also wrote: “31 August. My least favourite day.”
Meanwhile, devoted fans of the princess gathered at the gates of her former London home, Kensington Palace, to leave flowers and other tributes.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Althorp to lay flowers this summer.
They brought with them their two children, Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie.
