The reason William and Harry didn't stay in their mother's childhood home

Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris in 1997. At the time, many of her possessions, jewelry, and money went to her sons, William and Harry, but not everything. Diana's childhood home, for example, will not go to the princes, and there's a reason for that.

According to People, Diana's father inherited the title of Earl Spencer in 1975, and the family moved to the Althorp estate in Northamptonshire, which has been in the Spencer family since 1508.

Currently, the house is in the care of the current Earl Spencer, Princess Diana's brother, Charles. Upon his death, the property will pass to the next Earl Spencer, Charles's son, Louis, Viscount Althorp.

Although Louis has three older sisters, Kitty, Eliza, and Amelia, it will be Louis who will be in charge of the house as he is the oldest man in the family to inherit titles and properties.

In 2015, in an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Charles Spencer confessed that he would be "comfortable" with the possibility of his daughter Kitty inheriting the house. However, if she did, "it would go against tradition."

"That's just the way it is. I understand the problems with the concept. I also understand the strengths of how it has worked so far," he added, as People also recalls, citing the Mail on Sunday.

That same year, Kitty spoke to Tatler and shared: "I'm all for gender equality. But I'm really happy that it's my brother's responsibility. I just think it's the right way to go."

"I like the fact that the house remains in the family with the same surname," he explained. "And I know my brother will do an impeccable job."

Princess Diana is buried on the Althorp estate

Princess Diana's childhood home is also her final resting place. It was on the property that the ex-wife of now-King Charles III was buried.

In a book Charles wrote, he stated that Princess Diana's burial on the property was intentional, as it is in a private area. This allows Harry and William to visit the site with a degree of privacy.

"Fortunately, it's very peaceful here, and they can come and go as they please. And that's really good for me to know," Charles previously told People.

It is true that not everyone can visit Diana's grave, but there is still a memorial in her honor where everyone can pay tribute.

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