Personal Tour of Princess Diana's Home up for Bid From article by AUDREY PARENTE, Staff Writer for News Journal
ORMOND BEACH -- An unusual charity auction by Ormond Beach Church of the Holy Child features a prize for up to 24 people -- the chance to meet Charles Edward Maurice Spencer of England, the ninth Earl of Spencer and brother of the late Princess Diana.
The item up for grabs is a personal tour by Spencer of Princess Diana's childhood residence, the 500-year-old ancestral home of Althorp, refreshments and later lunch or afternoon tea on the property.
To bid on this event or if you have questions, please write to Church of the Holy Child, 1225 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach, FL 32174 or submit by e-mail to admin@churchoftheholychild.org . When bidding include the number of spaces you are bidding on and if possilbe the date of your trip to England.
The deadline for bids is December 1.
Bidders, of course, will pay for their own trips, room and board to England. The bid will only be for a personal Althorp tour with the Earl of Spencer and refreshments.
