The four-storey, Georgian-style London-based property is owned by the late Princess of Wales’ mother and father, John and Raine Spencer.
Often called the daddy and stepmother of the late Princess Diana, the house’s worth of GDP 10.95 million (roughly USD 13.9 million) has come to market. Located within the swanky precinct of Mayfair, the house was an everyday hang-out for the late Princess of Wales.
In 1990, the five-bedroom Georgian-style dwelling was bought as a present for Raine, the daughter of romantic writer Dame Barbara Cartland, whom John Spencer had married in 1976. John Spencer handed away in 1992.
Following Diana’s divorce in 1996, the countess and Diana turned a lot nearer, regardless of the countess’s preliminary dislike from her stepchildren, who reportedly referred to as her “Acid Raine.” The princess additionally turned a frequent customer to the home, spending hours in her late father’s first-floor library, in line with itemizing companies Wetherell and Chestertons.
In line with her 2016 obituary within the Unbiased, Raine, who left the home in 2000, “was famed for her immaculate costume sense, bouffant hair, pearls and clipped accent.”
Danish Arif, head of Chestertons’ Mayfair gross sales, stated, “We anticipate vital curiosity on this home from discerning consumers worldwide. Its aristocratic and royal connections make it a trophy home with a distinguished previous.”
The four-story dwelling, constructed within the early Eighties, has a drawing room, eating room, kitchen, breakfast space, and a library—the place Diana spent a lot time.
There are 5 bedrooms complete, together with a full-floor principal suite on the highest ground that includes a front room, dressing room, personal roof terrace, and a workers suite with its personal kitchen.
In line with the itemizing, there are additionally patios, sash home windows, elevators, and personal parking in a protected underground storage that’s solely a brief distance away.
The late Alan and Mary Hobart, artwork aficionados who established Pyms Gallery in Mayfair in 1975, are promoting the mansion. The abode is furnished with artworks: Champions of Irish Portray displayed works by Irish painters Edgar Degas and Claude Monet alongside these by Nathaniel Hone, William Leech, and Mainie Jellett. In line with property information, they paid GDP 2.82 million for the home in 2002.
In line with Peter Wetherell, founder and govt chairman of Wetherell, “the property functioned as a personal artwork museum, and the partitions showcased many prestigious artworks when the Hobart household owned it.”
Peter Wetherell, Founder & Govt Chairman of Wetherell, says, “In the marketplace for the primary time in 22 years, this spectacular home within the coronary heart of Mayfair has had two distinguished homeowners, Countess Raine Spencer and the Hobarts. When Countess Spencer owned 24 Farm Road, visitors included her stepdaughter Diana, Princess of Wales, Rely Jean-François Pineton de Chambrun, Mohammed Al Fayed and superstar hairdresser Peter Constandinos. When the Hobart household owned the home, the partitions showcased many prestigious artworks, and the property served as a personal artwork museum.”
The home and long-leasehold personal storage are on the market for GDP 10.95 million (freehold).
Viewing is strictly by appointment; contact joint sole promoting brokers Wetherell at 020 7529 5566 or go to www.wetherell.co.uk and Chestertons at +44 (0)20 7629 4513 or go to www.chestertons.co.uk.
