Princess Diana Wallpaper for William and Kate’s New Home

by Tom Sykes Mar 21, 2012 11:07 AM EDT

Remarkable handmade wallpaper recalls tragedy and triumphs of Diana at her former home, Kensington Palace.

141674309OS016_NEWLY_REFURB — Oli Scarff

Kensington Palace, which has been closed for over a year whilst comprehensive refurbishments to both the public and private sides of the house, where William and Kate will live, was reopened this week by the Queen.

In the public area, one of the corridors is decorated with this extraordinary wallpaper, handmade by Colefax and Fowler to drawings by fashion illustrator Julie Verhoeven, who has reinterpreted some of the most iconic images of Diana for the print.

Princess Diana wallpaper — Oli Scarff / Getty Images

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