Article: published on 26 January 2025
Earl Spencer will host the literary festival from his home at Althorp in Northamptonshire
Althorp literary festival to return in April
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Earl Spencer has said the literary festival based at his family home is set to return.
The event at Althorp, in Northamptonshire, was last held in 2019.
In a post on social media, external Earl Spencer, the brother of Princess Diana, said it would take place between 11 and 13 of April.
He said the festival, which has been held 16 times before, was "shaping up very well".
Last year, the Earl published his memoir, A Very Private School, about his time at Maidwell Hall boarding school.
He has also written several books on royal history and the Spencer family.
The Earl said among the authors appearing at the festival were presenter Clare Balding, broadcaster and musician Rev Richard Coles, and comedian and actor David Mitchell.
He said more writers would be confirmed for the event.
Earl Spencer has written of his experiences at a boarding school in a memoir
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- Published20 March 2024
