Episode #15: Prince of Wales Bedroom
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- Опубліковано 2 лют 2023
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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.
Considering the current Prince of Wales has Spencer lineage, this is particularly poignant ❤️
And he’s all Spencer in the face and height.
The current POW has become a member of The Firm & probably wouldn't visit his uncle
@@susanfabian1521 I beg to differ. He visits his mothers grave very often. And is often seen with the Earl Spencer.
@@susanfabian1521 He might look like a Spencer but his smug attitude and boring personality point him closer to the Windsors.
@@justinwilliams7290 The Windsors are not to blame. And smug fits the description for the The Spare, or HazBeen.
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!
Burn these acts of idoltry
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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!
Yes William the current Prince of Wales is a Spencer and a Windsor, soon to be king 👑💗
Earl Spencer sure is lucky to have you in his life someone who cares so much about his patrimony!
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. 👍💝
I could live there, I’d be in heaven. Giant rooms make me happy
This room is so gorgeous. You can feel the history in every piece of furniture and decoration. It´s stunning.
I hope you show the completed bedroom when it's redone!
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!
I am amazed by how much interesting content you can pack into such short videos! It's a treat.
The room is absolutely stunning 😍 it'll be exciting to see the final reveal post re decoration 😍
Hopefully William, Prince of Wales will visit this place. I'm certain his uncle would be thrilled.
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.
Three cheers for The Prince of Wales.
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!
The result of renovating this room will be gorgeous, even though it will cost a fortune and take a long time. Thank you 💕🇦🇺
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.
How amazing the old bath tubs have been kept!
I love learning about the Spencer's. U r a perfect fit!💖
Love British history, especially old historical homes and the families that resided in them. Thankyou from USA. Love this channel!
What a glorious room! I can’t wait to see the restoration works 😁
Hopefully Lady Spencer we will be able to see the room after you've been able to get it fixed up.
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!
That house is glorious. I love it. ❤️
Everything looks like it belongs there! Comfy too.
I'm looking forward to seeing the process!
What a glorious room
Glad I found this channel.
The room is beautiful and what a challenging project to restore it.
A great visit to the Prince of Wales bedroom. I enjoy learning about restoration planning and execution of such projects. Well done !
Beautiful room and the key to the clock is in the key box..
What a beautiful room!
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!
That bed is awesome!
It will be wonderful Is this restoration in preparation for a visit from The Prince and Princess of Wales? That would be so exciting!
Beautiful
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.
they already have a collection with Theodore Alexander I think...Althorp Living History...
Really beautiful
Stunning! I want my bedroom like this! I love your clock! ❤
lift the bed with car Jack's one side at a time. Done it. Works great for those 1200 pound furniture pieces
Looks like it would make me sneeze 🎉
I want to see the bedroom of late princess diana how beautiful it is like her beautiful face
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!
Rains strikes again! Lol I can’t wait to see the after video
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.
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.
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.
Wow.
It’s good to be the king.😊
Will you use any of the fabric that can be saved in the new room design? Might be a nice touch.
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?
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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.
I guess with being "outside" green carpet and red walls looks fine.
She’ll be like Dolly & entertain forever.
How is Bernie and Darlene?
For that time decor was modern, now its disturbing
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Just wait till you the carpet installers get there and say uh oh we forgot to move the bed😬
Yeah, that looks like 90's Vegas suite crashes into the 18th century. Good Luck
PS: Please Burn that sofa with the green carpet.
Why not just leave it. Its gorgeous.
Comfortable ?, too me it's dark, dingy and depressing
Ugh!