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Flag flies at half mast at Diana's ancestral home on the 25th anniversary of her death

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31st August 2022
The flag at the ancestral home of Diana, Princess of Wales was lowered to half mast on August 31st 2022, the 25th anniversary of her death. Exactly a quarter of a century after Diana died, following a car crash in Paris, the flag at Althorp House, Northamptonshire was lowered. Diana is buried on an island in the Oval Lake at Althorp. The estate has been the ancestral home of the Spencer…
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Diana’s Ford Escort Rs Turbo is going up for auction

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7th August 2022
A car previously owned by Diana, Princess of Wales, is hitting the auction block later this month. The former Princess of Wales’s 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 will be auctioned by Silverstone Auctions over the weekend of 26-27 August and is expected to go for around £100,000. According to the Silverstone Auctions listing, “It’s said that the Ford Escort 1.6i Cabriolet in…
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Rare portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales on exhibit for the first time in London

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3rd July 2022
A rare portrait of the late Princess of Wales is currently on display this summer in London. The portrait is an oil sketch done as a preliminary piece for Nelson Shanks’ full-length portrait. In it, Diana is wearing a dark green, velvet military-style Catherine Walker evening gown, but she wore a different ensemble for the final portrait. The green Catherine Walker dress has gone on…
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William at 40: The birthplace of a future king

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20th June 2022
It’s been forty years since Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles welcomed their first child, Prince William. And he made his debut at what is now one of the most famous maternity units in the world, the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital…
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One of Diana’s favourite jewels to star in Jubilee celebration

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19th May 2022
The famed Spencer Tiara is going on public display for the first time in decades as part of a special Platinum Jubilee exhibit this summer. Sotheby’s, the world-renowned auction house, is putting together a massive royal exhibit from 28 May to 15 June tracing royal history. ‘Power & Image: Royal & Aristocratic Tiaras’ will feature over 40 tiaras that have been donated by…
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