‘I remember Prince Harry running around the garden, asking his mother why they couldn’t have a garden similar’ ‘Crystal is my inspiration and we thrive off each other… With her in my life, the songs just keep on coming’ Approaching the elegant 17th-century mansion at the heart of Kingstone Lisle Park in Oxfordshire, it’s easy to see why Diana, Princess of Wales, fell in love with the breathtaking estate, which then encompassed 1,000 acres of natural parkland.
The magnificent home belongs to Jamie Lonsdale, a descendant of Edward I, and Jamie’s family would often welcome Diana for carefree country weekends.
“I remember Prince Harry running and jumping around the garden, asking his mother why they couldn’t have a garden similar,” says the affable Jamie, 58, who lives here with…