For his return to the UK, Prince Harry has not chosen a home near Althorp House for one reason. His previous UK trip this summer included a visit to Princess Diana‘s childhood home and resting place. However, a source close to the situation has said that his new UK base will not be in proximity to the expansive Northamptonshire estate.
Source reveals why Prince Harry is avoiding living near Princess Diana’s resting place
As he prepares to move back to Britain, Prince Harry is ruling out a home near the Spencer family’s Althorp estate. Per RadarOnline, his enduring heartbreak over Princess Diana’s death is behind the decision.
Harry and Meghan Markle are relocating from California with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The royal siblings will start the new school year at a British school in September 2026. His close bond with Diana’s family fueled speculation that the Duke of Sussex might choose Northamptonshire as his base. However, the Cotswolds have now emerged as the frontrunner for their new home.
A confidant of Prince Harry claimed, “Althorp will always have enormous emotional significance for Harry, but that is precisely what makes the idea of living nearby so complicated. His mother is buried there, and the landscape is tied to some of his most powerful memories of her.”
They further explained, “Being confronted with that every day would potentially be emotionally overwhelming and painful rather than comforting. This is what is stopping him from moving his family there.”
Princess Diana died in Paris in 1997 at age 36, when Harry was just 12, and Prince William was 15. Althorp, her childhood home and the Spencer ancestral estate, became her final resting place on its ornamental lake island.
The 41-year-old Duke has often spoken about how deeply his mother’s death affected him, including in his memoir “Spare” and the docuseries “The Me You Can’t See.” Despite his soured ties with the royal family since the Sussexes’ Megxit, his strong bond with the Spencers remains a major draw as he seeks to rebuild his life in Britain after six years in North America.
Originally reported by Sibanee Gogoi on Mandatory.
