According to reports, Kate, Princess of Wales, 41, attended the Houghton Hall music festival over the weekend with her friend Rose Hanbury, 39.
Rose is known as the Marchioness of Cholmondeley and a neighbour of Kate’s. The Marchioness lives in the Houghton estate, just up the road from the Princess of Wales’s Norfolk home, Anmer Hall.
The Houghton estate provided the backdrop for the Houghton Hall music festival, which Kate reportedly attended over the weekend.
The festival was launched in 2017 by DJ Craig Richards and it is the country’s only 24-hour music festival, with over 12,000 ravers attending.
Rose’s husband David Rocksavage, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, 63, owns the 1,000-acre Houghton estate in Norfolk.
A source told the Daily Mail: “After dinner, one of the guests suggested that Catherine go to the festival.
“Catherine was nervous about the idea, but, after much discussion with her protection officers, she went with lots of security. William wasn’t there.”
What does the Houghton estate look like? This home is part of the estimated £112million inheritance that David Rocksavage acquired in 1990.
Houghton Hall was built in the 1720s for Britain’s first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, of whom David is a direct descendant.
Photographs showing the inside of the building disclose the lavish interiors designed by William Kent.
Mr Kent lavishly furnished the first-floor staterooms with painted ceilings and intricate furniture.
These apartments, which were intended to impress Sir Robert Walpole’s grand guests, would have previously been accessed via outside steps leading to the Stone Hall.
They served as the setting for some of Sir Walpole’s most priceless artworks as well as lavish festivities, like the Houghton Hall music festival.
The State Bedroom, where the renowned Shell bed is located, is decorated with silver embroidery and green velvet, which was the most expensive material when it was designed.
On the opposite side of the house, the dining room, or Marble Parlour, has grapes and vine leaves carved above the doors on the marble chimneypiece and the ceilings.
Sir Walpole spent a lot of money decorating these rooms, even though he only visited Norfolk twice a year.
The Cholmondeleys, who have been dubbed the “Turnip Toffs”, live close to the Waleses’ Norfolk residence Anmer Hall, where they often retreat for holidays with their children.
