Althorp Northamptonshire hotels:

The Diana Exhibition
The award-winning exhibition is located in six rooms and depicts the life and work of Diana, The Princess of Wales. There are audiovisual displays in four of the rooms and the exhibits displayed include the famous Bridal Gown, childhood letters, school reports, and details of the Princess's work for charities. There is in addition, a room which depicts the work of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. The history of Althorp is the history of a family. The Spencers have lived and died here for nearly five centuries, and twenty generations. Since the tragic death of my sister, Diana, Althorp has become a house and park known across the world. But, before that ghastly event, connoisseurs had heard of this most classic of English stately homes, on account of its setting, and its contents. As you walk round this house, you will see the accumulation of paintings, furniture, china, and sculpture, which have appealed to the tastes of my family over the generations. I hope that, beyond the art, you will also notice that Althorp is very much a home. The exterior may be forbidding, with its stark tiling; and the park may appear to be huge and impressive; but the inside is warm and welcoming. I believe this is down to the fact that one family has used this house as a home, in an unbroken line. What you feel as you go round it is part of the House's soul.