Prince Harry’s Althorp Stay Highlights Ongoing Rift with the Windsor Family

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, spent several days at Althorp Estate in Northamptonshire during a recent visit to the United Kingdom, staying with Harry’s maternal uncle, Earl Charles Spencer. The family shared images of their children, Archie and Lilibet, walking the estate’s grounds and laying flowers at Princess Diana’s gravesite on the private island in the lake. Royal commentators said the choice of Althorp, Diana’s childhood home and final resting place, underscores Harry’s closer ties to the Spencer side of the family and the distance that remains between him and the senior members of the Windsor household.

The renewed attention has also sparked public interest in Althorp itself. The historic 500‑year‑old Spencer family mansion, which is open to visitors each July and August, offers tours of its art and furniture collections and a café, though Diana’s gravesite remains off‑limits. Tickets start at £18.83, and the estate’s summer opening allows the public to pay tribute to the late Princess of Wales amid the media focus on Harry’s recent stay.