A farmhouse at the former family home of Princess Diana has been burnt down in a suspected arson attack, her brother has said.
Earl Spencer posted pictures on social media of the building on fire and its gutted remains the next morning, saying he was “stunned” to find out it had been “apparently burnt down by vandals”.
The building was unoccupied at the time, he said.
Althorp House. File pic: Musto/Shutterstock
He thanked firefighters for “doing their very best”, and lamented it was “so very sad that anyone would think this a fun thing to do”.
Firefighters were called to the scene in Mill Lane, Kingsthorpe, at about 1.30am on Wednesday and found a derelict two-storey property fully on fire, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said.
Earl Spencer, brother of the late Princess Diana, pictured last year. File pic: PA
“Crews arrived to find a derelict two-storey 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,” the service 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.”
