Episode #15: Prince of Wales Bedroom

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  • Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
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    One of the most dramatic and memorable rooms at Althorp is the Prince of Wales bedroom, named in honour of Edward, Prince Of Wales (Queen Victoria's eldest son and heir) following his visit to the estate in 1863. We're embarking on a major renovation that will peel back some of the more modern elements of the room, returning it to the way it looked over a century ago.

Комментарии • 78

  • @carmenfoster6912
    @carmenfoster6912 Год назад +15

    Earl Spencer sure is lucky to have you in his life someone who cares so much about his patrimony!

  • @stefaniesombaty8980
    @stefaniesombaty8980 Год назад +75

    I do not envy any of you who live in these ancestral homes but I truly admire your passion and dedication to wanting to preserve this for the Spencer family and all who want to visit. What a great link to have the Earls nephew, the current Prince of Wales come and stay in this room with the next Prince of Wales. For the rest of time the Prince of Wales will be related to the Spencers!

    • @verbodidio2187
      @verbodidio2187 Год назад

      Burn these acts of idoltry

    • @barbarajessee9134
      @barbarajessee9134 Год назад +2

      😊😊😊😊

    • @lavernelesznik6750
      @lavernelesznik6750 Год назад +5

      My home in Vermont, sits in 25 acres and was built in the mid 1700s. The barn is even old. The yearly cost can be burdensome, so I can’t begin to imagine, what you go through. Sometimes you don’t find a problem until it becomes a larger problem! God bless yiu!

  • @ellap364
    @ellap364 2 месяца назад +1

    What you have done for Althorp Countess Karen is a real credit to you and your character. Charles is indeed very lucky to have you. 👍💝

  • @Soda3000Pop
    @Soda3000Pop Год назад +9

    Yes William the current Prince of Wales is a Spencer and a Windsor, soon to be king 👑💗

  • @hasaheadachenow
    @hasaheadachenow Год назад +3

    I could live there, I’d be in heaven. Giant rooms make me happy

  • @JennSnap
    @JennSnap Год назад +60

    Considering the current Prince of Wales has Spencer lineage, this is particularly poignant ❤️

    • @jnm2088
      @jnm2088 Год назад +12

      And he’s all Spencer in the face and height.

    • @susanfabian1521
      @susanfabian1521 Год назад +1

      The current POW has become a member of The Firm & probably wouldn't visit his uncle

    • @nmanon4960
      @nmanon4960 Год назад +6

      @@susanfabian1521 I beg to differ. He visits his mothers grave very often. And is often seen with the Earl Spencer.

    • @justinwilliams7290
      @justinwilliams7290 Год назад +2

      @@susanfabian1521 He might look like a Spencer but his smug attitude and boring personality point him closer to the Windsors.

    • @AnhTran-ll6zs
      @AnhTran-ll6zs Год назад +1

      @@justinwilliams7290 The Windsors are not to blame. And smug fits the description for the The Spare, or HazBeen.

  • @JP_realestate04
    @JP_realestate04 Год назад +6

    Can’t wait for the episode with the reveal of the renovation! That fabric may be beyond repair but the architecture of the piece is simply fantastic!

  • @diekriegerinwz81
    @diekriegerinwz81 Год назад +9

    This room is so gorgeous. You can feel the history in every piece of furniture and decoration. It´s stunning.

  • @vancegilmore5821
    @vancegilmore5821 Год назад +4

    Hopefully William, Prince of Wales will visit this place. I'm certain his uncle would be thrilled.

  • @lizstevenson7801
    @lizstevenson7801 Год назад +4

    The result of renovating this room will be gorgeous, even though it will cost a fortune and take a long time. Thank you 💕🇦🇺

  • @audreysenghas4138
    @audreysenghas4138 Год назад +9

    What an incredible room. All the history that has happened there. It is sad that the room was changed by someone without a historian's heart. I'm glad to see what is happening at Althorp also.

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 Год назад +2

    Three cheers for The Prince of Wales.

  • @taseywright5715
    @taseywright5715 Год назад +13

    The room is absolutely stunning 😍 it'll be exciting to see the final reveal post re decoration 😍

  • @karenbilyk-vogel6553
    @karenbilyk-vogel6553 Год назад +4

    I love learning about the Spencer's. U r a perfect fit!💖

  • @jennifermcduffy7844
    @jennifermcduffy7844 Год назад +7

    I visited Althorp in 2004 and thoroughly enjoyed my visit. It’s nice to watch these videos and reminisce about my visit, but also to see where things are now, almost 20 years later. Thank you for the videos!

  • @lorrainethomas8797
    @lorrainethomas8797 Год назад +17

    I am amazed by how much interesting content you can pack into such short videos! It's a treat.

  • @SpanishEclectic
    @SpanishEclectic Год назад +19

    What an incredible room. I love how you point out the layers of later decoration and remodels that you will change to go back to a more authentic 19th Century look. The wall fabric is so lush, and my favorite color. I especially enjoy seeing paintings of the Spencer ancestors in your videos, where we can see certain features that were passed down to your husband and his late sister. Thank you for sharing a look into your family legacy.

  • @MD11339
    @MD11339 Год назад +2

    Love British history, especially old historical homes and the families that resided in them. Thankyou from USA. Love this channel!

  • @juliew6609
    @juliew6609 Год назад +3

    How amazing the old bath tubs have been kept!

  • @NathanaelJB
    @NathanaelJB Год назад +7

    What a glorious room! I can’t wait to see the restoration works 😁

  • @kleszczynski1
    @kleszczynski1 Год назад +6

    I just love all of these videos, I look forward to them each week. Thank you. The Earl is so lucky to have you take such an interest in this. Making an entire documentary of this journey with before and after would be amazing or a series like Escape to the Chateau!

  • @cherririnehart2967
    @cherririnehart2967 Год назад +4

    I'm looking forward to seeing the process!

  • @dragonclaws9367
    @dragonclaws9367 Год назад +1

    That house is glorious. I love it. ❤️

  • @susanfabian1521
    @susanfabian1521 Год назад +2

    Everything looks like it belongs there! Comfy too.

  • @gabrielperezcr
    @gabrielperezcr Год назад +4

    The room is beautiful and what a challenging project to restore it.

  • @romyv6532
    @romyv6532 Год назад +7

    I hope you show the completed bedroom when it's redone!

  • @nwoweikupamer
    @nwoweikupamer Год назад +2

    What a glorious room

  • @ardiffley-zipkin9539
    @ardiffley-zipkin9539 Год назад +3

    A great visit to the Prince of Wales bedroom. I enjoy learning about restoration planning and execution of such projects. Well done !

  • @joelhurley2678
    @joelhurley2678 Год назад +2

    Hopefully Lady Spencer we will be able to see the room after you've been able to get it fixed up.

  • @janettflannigan4276
    @janettflannigan4276 Год назад +2

    Beautiful room and the key to the clock is in the key box..

  • @leslieg5150
    @leslieg5150 Год назад +3

    What a beautiful room!

  • @christina-yp6jy
    @christina-yp6jy Год назад +2

    Glad I found this channel.

  • @katsnow9256
    @katsnow9256 Год назад

    This is so interesting, because people don't really understand what goes into just the upkeep of these, basically stone houses, you know, just to maintain it, the hoops you jump thru, the inceptions because *it's a grade 1,2 3 whatever building! It's takes a lot of time and a great deal of money and specialized work!

  • @reneoliver1186
    @reneoliver1186 Год назад +1

    That bed is awesome!

  • @rhondamartin3575
    @rhondamartin3575 Год назад

    Stunning! I want my bedroom like this! I love your clock! ❤

  • @kateclark8051
    @kateclark8051 Год назад +4

    As for fabrics being too costly to replicate - Scalamandre or another ultra luxe designer fabric company would surely be interested in recreating the historical Spencer 1508 fabrics for the renovations and, not incidentally, for sale to the public - this could prove profitable for the manufacturer as well as the Spencers. Beyond that, is there a grant available for restoration of historic houses that could cover the cost of replicating the upholstery fabrics? It seems a shame to do all that difficult historical renovation only to have to settle for an inaccurate fabric.

    • @justinwilliams7290
      @justinwilliams7290 Год назад +1

      they already have a collection with Theodore Alexander I think...Althorp Living History...

  • @lynnmk2384
    @lynnmk2384 Год назад

    Beautiful

  • @susandelongis885
    @susandelongis885 Год назад +4

    It will be wonderful Is this restoration in preparation for a visit from The Prince and Princess of Wales? That would be so exciting!

  • @paulcgrout5108
    @paulcgrout5108 Год назад +1

    lift the bed with car Jack's one side at a time. Done it. Works great for those 1200 pound furniture pieces

  • @julrosedals455
    @julrosedals455 Год назад +2

    I want to see the bedroom of late princess diana how beautiful it is like her beautiful face

    • @carollee6963
      @carollee6963 Год назад +2

      They have a video with a replica of Lady Diana Spencer's room at Althorp. It is in a beautiful Tiffany blue and gold. Diana had such exquisite taste!

  • @codyrcollins
    @codyrcollins Год назад

    Looks like it would make me sneeze 🎉

  • @lindalena4746
    @lindalena4746 Год назад

    Rains strikes again! Lol I can’t wait to see the after video

  • @lynnjohnston8048
    @lynnjohnston8048 Год назад

    Really beautiful

  • @ozjumpermann1610
    @ozjumpermann1610 Год назад

    I love old houses and their stories.. it’s so fortunate that plumbing leak was not more to the left, which could have ruined that wonderful painting. Wondering if a bedroom would have been carpeted like that? To me, a wooden floor seems more historically accurate, but I don’t really know.

  • @janethaagenstad8380
    @janethaagenstad8380 Год назад

    It’s good to be the king.😊

  • @KateStrongHealer
    @KateStrongHealer Год назад +1

    How would you ever leave this property? For a night out? There is so much to know, understand, see and do. I suppose you would have to see it like a 9-5 job.

  • @cylcoco772
    @cylcoco772 Год назад

    Will you do a vlog about the George Washington ancestor??? Would love to see paper trails about the family and a house tour they stayed at owned by the Spencer.

  • @patriciah3779
    @patriciah3779 Год назад +1

    No small jobs having to move that bed. Green carpet looks fine - love green - could it need another light cream layer? The fabric pattern is quite heavy, and the big shapes make it even more so. Can't wait to see what other designers may recommend. Keeping in history or one foot in the present?? Uhm.

  • @justinwilliams7290
    @justinwilliams7290 Год назад

    This is actually my favorite room that Ive seen at Althorp. Ive always loved the bed fabric. Pricey or not, you should definitely get the fabric recreated. These rooms look best when all the furniture fabrics match plus, let's be honest, get it reproduced now and save it somewhere, you will need to redo the bed eventually anyway. If not, don't do something boring for the sofa etc, maybe use Scalamandre le tigre velvet? Its shocking and bold and looks great in red rooms. Didn't this room use to have a blue bed with the spencer "S" monogram embroidered on the hangings?

  • @thechatelaine
    @thechatelaine Год назад +1

    ❤❤

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 Год назад

    Wow.

  • @Roqjoru
    @Roqjoru 3 месяца назад

    I guess with being "outside" green carpet and red walls looks fine.

  • @daniz3466
    @daniz3466 Год назад +1

    For that time decor was modern, now its disturbing

  • @Goodnessgraciius
    @Goodnessgraciius Год назад

    Will you use any of the fabric that can be saved in the new room design? Might be a nice touch.

  • @helenlovegrove7746
    @helenlovegrove7746 Год назад

    She’ll be like Dolly & entertain forever.

  • @billyboy1512
    @billyboy1512 Год назад +1

    How is Bernie and Darlene?

  • @tomconnaghan9610
    @tomconnaghan9610 Год назад

    Just wait till you the carpet installers get there and say uh oh we forgot to move the bed😬

  • @shelbythe2ds526
    @shelbythe2ds526 Год назад

    Why not just leave it. Its gorgeous.

  • @carls.1000
    @carls.1000 Год назад

    Yeah, that looks like 90's Vegas suite crashes into the 18th century. Good Luck
    PS: Please Burn that sofa with the green carpet.

  • @user-gm7rh9oz1y
    @user-gm7rh9oz1y Год назад

    💂💖🎩🌅

  • @marypevitt174
    @marypevitt174 Год назад

    Comfortable ?, too me it's dark, dingy and depressing

  • @beckynelson6786
    @beckynelson6786 Год назад

    Ugh!