Nearly two years after Princess Diana’s childhood home in theAlthorp 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.

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 attack.

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