Inside Princess Diana’s Kensington Palace Apartments: A Look at Her Lavish Home Decor

Princess Diana was known for her impeccable fashion sense, but her taste in home decor is lesser-known.

When she moved into Apartments 8 and 9 at Kensington Palace as a new bride, she was just 20 years old and had three floors of rooms to decorate.

However, the revamp had to suit the 17th-century building as well as blend with the priceless antiques and oil paintings already displayed in the rooms.

Diana turned to her mother for help, who recommended her interior designer, Dudley Poplik.

Together, they created a suite of rooms that combined traditional royal gravitas with Diana's fresh, fun, and feminine style.

The drawing room, Citrus Hughes, was where Charles and Diana were interviewed by veteran broadcaster Sir Alistair Burnett.

It gave us a chance to peek inside the room where the couple did the majority of their entertaining.

There, the pale lemon walls were accented with sofas and armchairs in soft sherbet shades of orange, yellow, and green and loaded with tonal cushions.

One wall was hung with a large Flemish tapestry, which complemented a wall-to-wall light-colored rug with a botanical pattern.

Pride of place in the drawing room was a grand Steinway piano, which the princess could play.

It was covered in family photographs in classic simple frames of the couple with their young sons William and Harry, Diana with her siblings and mother, and of Charles's beloved grandmother, the Queen Mother.

The room was lit mainly by a number of lamps, as the royal family prefers the softer effect of wall-mounted lights and table lamps.

A few other room details can be picked out from the time Diana invited her favorite designer, Catherine Walker, and her team to the palace.

Although we can't see much, we can get a feel of the room's size and take a look at the tonal orange drapes.

There's also a glimpse of some royal glitz thanks to the gilt mirror on the wall.

A key feature of the room was an impressive marble fireplace, and along with numerous side tables and dressers, it was filled with expensive knick-knacks that included framed photos, ashtrays, lamps, bowls, ceramic figures, and trinket boxes.

Charles and Diana would have had their pick of these items from the royal collection, and others could have been gifts they received on overseas tours.

The Kensington Palace Nursery was actually a suite of rooms over the entire top floor and included bedrooms for William, Harry, their nannies, and protection officers, bathrooms, a playroom, and a kitchen.

It was designed by the luxury children's design company Dragons of Walton Street and featured a strawberry print carpet and miniature furniture.

William and Harry's playroom was fresh and light with little pops of color.

Diana shopped for the children in the ultra-luxurious Harrods Department Store, and the room was filled with stuffed animals and toys, including a pair of painted wooden rocking horses.

The sitting room had a pink, white, and duck egg blue patterned wallpaper made of fabric.

Even when Diana freshened up the property's decor after her separation, she kept the expensive wall covering in what was said to have been her favorite room in the palace.

The watercolor decor included dusky blue drapes, smoky pink sofas, and armchairs with mix and match scatter cushions, cream lamps, and fresh flowers.

Diana's chef, Darren McGrady, has said he used to leave bowls of her favorite lychee in this room when the fruit was in season.

A visit from Diana's wedding dress designers, the Emanuels, provides a wider shot of the sitting room.

We get a glimpse of the older, more formal elements such as the marble fireplace and oil paintings, harmonized with the fresh pretty color scheme.

Many of the walls were covered in white bookcases displaying china plates and ballet dancer figurines.

Later, when the property was hers alone, Diana put up pictures of ballerinas on the walls and hung satin ballet slippers from the back of the door.

There was also a television set hidden in one of the cabinets.

Diana had her desk set up in a corner of the sitting room.

It was laid out with a combination of old school business exec fare including a leather desk pad, bottled ink and stamping set, and personal knick-knacks including framed pictures of William and Harry, several clocks, and a figurine of Christ draped with a rosary.

We're loving the personalized wooden box on the windowsill, a memento from her boarding school days.

In a change from the soothing palettes of her two main living spaces, when it came to the dining room, Diana opted for a bolder, more dramatic vibe.

The Asian design called for gilt frames, dark lacquered wooden dressers, an ornate bamboo dining table and chairs, and a specially made cream and red pattern carpet.

The red of the drapes was complemented by the chair seat covers, and when it was solely Diana's home, she had the table always made up with fresh white linen.

Princess Diana's apartments at Kensington Palace were a reflection of her unique personality, combining traditional royal elegance with her own style.

Her taste in home decor is a reminder of her creativity and individuality that will never be forgotten.