Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer in lockdown at Althorp House

Charles Spencer in lockdown at Althorp: Princess Diana’s brother reveals he’s taking joy in his new puppies, walking the grounds and sunrise over the arboretum

• Earl Spencer has shared a look at his life in lockdown at Althorp House
• He enjoys walks with his new puppies and watches the sunrise over the grounds 
• Althorp, in Northamptonshire, was the family home of Princess Diana 

As the third week of lockdown comes to an end, families across the UK are starting to suffer from cabin fever after spending so much time at home. 

But not so for Earl Spencer, the younger brother of Princess Diana, who is happily wiling away the hours at Althorp House, his family seat in the Northamptonshire countryside. 

Charles, 55, is isolating at the 90-room property, with his third wife, Karen, and their seven-year-old daughter Lady Charlotte Diana Spencer. 

Earl Spencer, the younger brother of Princess Diana, is happily wiling away the hours at Althorp House, the family seat in Northamptonshire, as seen above in an Instagram snap

Charles, 55, is isolating at the 90-room property, with his third wife, Karen, and their seven-year-old daughter Lady Charlotte. Pictured, the couple at Harry and  Meghan’s wedding

While the house itself offers plenty of room to roam around, the family also has 550 acres of land to explore.  

Earl Spencer’s posts on Instagram and Twitter – where he boasts a combined 21,800 followers – show how he has been passing the time with early morning strolls. 

One particularly peaceful clip captures the dawn chorus in the arboretum, which contains trees planted by Princess Diana and her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. 

On many of the walks he is accompanied by his two new cocker spaniel/patterdale terrier mix puppies, Rufus and Forager, who seem to have made themselves at home. 

Earl Spencer is a fan of early morning walks on the estate. Last weekend he shared this stunning photo of The Falconry, a grade I-listed building in the Park

One particularly peaceful clip (above) captures the dawn chorus in the arboretum, which contains trees planted by Princess Diana and her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry

On many of the walks he is accompanied by his two new cocker spaniel/patterdale terrier mix puppies, Rufus and Forager, seen above, who seem to have made themselves at home

One photo shows Rufus curled up in Earl Spencer’s lap as he edited his latest history book in one of Althorp’s plush and inviting living rooms. 

It is not just the dogs who are keeping the family company. There is a 350-strong herd of rare black fallow deer that call the Park home and share the land with sheep, which have welcomed lambs in recent weeks. 

Posting last week, Earl Spencer wrote: ‘New life appeared in the Park at @althorphouse in the past hour – twice over….’  

Another video shared by Earl Spencer shows the puppies on their morning walk, pictured

It is not just the dogs who are keeping the family company. There is a 350-strong herd of rare black fallow deer that call the Park home and share the land with sheep, which have welcomed lambs in recent weeks. Above, Earl Spencer shared this Instagram photo of lambs last week

Earl Spencer inherited the family seat in Northamptonshire on the death of his father in 1992. 

Althorp boasts 500 years worth of art and family relics and is the final resting place of Princess Diana. 

Earl Spencer has previously said that the 20,000 annual visitors to the estate can be divided into two distinct groups – those who are interested in looking at the house, and others who come to pay their respects to his late sister.

Earl Spencer inherited the family seat in Northamptonshire on the death of his father in 1992. Pictured, the view on one of Earl Spencer’s morning walks in the arboretum 

Rufus and Forager the puppies are seen relaxing after a morning of ‘puppy mayhem’ at Althorp House. Earl Spencer shared this snap on Instagram earlier this week

The aristocrat made headlines last year when he revealed he is likely to follow the practice of male primogeniture, a custom in which titles, as well as stately homes, are inherited by the eldest son. 

It means Althorp will likely be passed on to drama student Viscount Louis Spencer, 25, rather than to any of his three older daughters.

Earl Spencer has four children with his first wife, Lady Kitty Spencer, Lady Eliza Spencer, Lady Amelia Spencer, Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and two children with his second wife, Edmund Spencer and Lady Lara Spencer. 

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