Sunninghill Park
51°25′34″N 0°39′00″W / 51.4260°N 0.6499°W Sunninghill Park was a
The early 19th-century house burned down in 1947 and a replacement was built in the grounds during the final years of the 1980s to be the official residence of the Duke of York from 1990 until 2004; it was sold in 2007 to Timur Kulibayev for $19.7 million which was $4 million more than the asking price.[1] The house fell into disrepair and was demolished in 2016.[2]
19th-century house
Sunninghill Park was originally part of
It served as the headquarters of the
1980s house
In 1986,
The house had six reception rooms, 12 bedrooms, and 12 bathrooms. It was the first newly built royal home since Bagshot Park, which was built in 1879 for the Duke of Connaught. In the British tabloid press, the home was often referred to as 'SouthYork', a play on words for the 'Southfork' estate in the popular 1980s soap opera Dallas. It was also "mocked for its resemblance to a Tesco-style supermarket".[9]
The Duke and Duchess were divorced in 1996.[10] Following the death of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 2002, it was announced that the Duke of York would live in her former home, Royal Lodge, Windsor.[11] The Duke and his former wife shared the family's home until 2004, when he moved to the Royal Lodge, the refurbishment of which was funded by taking out a mortgage on Sunninghill Park.[citation needed] The house was placed on the market in 2001[2] but the Duchess of York and her daughters continued to live there until sometime before it was sold in 2007.[12]
Its
The house fell into an increasing state of disrepair. By 2009, it had "doors hanging open, weeds sprouting through the terrace paving, windows broken, grass growing through the cover over the empty swimming pool, peeling paintwork and a general air of dereliction."
References
- ^ Coughlin, Daniel (January 30, 2020). The Crumbling Abandoned Mansions of the Rich and Famous: Prince Andrew and Fergie's Dallas Palace (slide #25). lovemoney.com website. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Queen's wedding present to Prince Andrew is flattened". 18 April 2016.
- ^ "RBH: History of Sunninghill, Berkshire". www.berkshirehistory.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Robin and Terry Harris, eds. The Eldon House Diaries: Five Women's views of the 19th century Toronto: Champlain Society, 1994, page 343.
- ^ "Sunninghill Park". berkshirehistory.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Ditchfield, P. H.; Page, William, eds. (1923). "Sunninghill". A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3. pp. 134–136.
- ^ "Surrey home for princess". The Canberra Times. 8 January 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Boniface, Susie (18 July 2009). "Prince Andrew's £15million former royal residence could be seized and used for the homeless". Mirror Online. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Foggo, Daniel; Swinford, Steven (27 July 2008). "Prince Andrew, his £15m home and the Kazakhstan connection". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Victor, Peter (16 April 1996). "Yorks bring marriage to an end". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Will of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother". The Royal Household. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Borland, Sophie (30 January 2008). "Scented candle starts fire at Fergie's home". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ a b Bates, Stephen (1 March 2009). "From royal fairytale to crumbling eyesore: the mystery of Prince Andrew's old home". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Mendick, Robert; Alderson, Andrew (30 May 2010). "Prince Andrew and the Kazakhstan connection". Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Boniface, Susie (19 July 2009). "Exclusive: Prince Andrew's £15 million former royal residence could be seized and used for the homeless". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Tom Sykes (17 March 2016). "Prince Andrew's House—and Old Royal Life—Lies in Ruins". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
External links
- Pathé film of the first house after it was destroyed by fire Archived 11 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine