Fit for a princess: rare flat for sale in famous Earls Court mansion where Diana lived before marrying Prince Charles
An Earls Court apartment with a royal past has gone on sale for the first time in 30 years.
The £3.15 million apartment on Old Brompton Road is in the same Edwardian mansion block that Princess Diana once called home. An English Heritage Blue Plaque to ‘Lady Diana Spencer later Princess of Wales’ now adorns the red-brick exterior.
The ‘People’s Princess’ lived in Flat 60 of Coleherne Court from July 1979 until the night before her engagement to Prince Charles was announced in February 1981, at which point she moved into Clarence House, swiftly followed by Buckingham Palace.
Diana bought the property the year she turned 18, using £50,000 of inheritance from her great-grandmother. She shared it with three close girlfriends and was living here when her courtship with the Prince of Wales began.
She described this period as one of the happiest times of her life, saying, according to Andrew Morton’s biography, Diana, In Her Own Words, that she “laughed her head off there”.
Coleherne Court was built from red brick and Portland stone between 1901 and 1904, with decorative motifs softening its imposing facade.
The newly available flat is spread over the ground floor, with direct access into a residents-only garden. Covering 1,631 sq ft, it has three double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a modern, fully-fitted kitchen.
The south-facing main reception room features wooden parquet flooring, a statement fireplace and a library, with French doors leading out into the communal grounds.
Should you wish for the security of a royal, there is CCTV and a 24-hour porter service.
To live it up like ‘Disco Di’, the pubs, restaurants, shops and Tube stations of Earls Court, Gloucester Road and West Brompton are all on the doorstep.
The three-bedroom apartment is for sale with a share of the freehold, through Marsh & Parsons.
