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The Château de Garibondy stands on the heights of Le Cannet, in the Alpes-Maritimes, overlooking the Esterel massif and the Mediterranean Sea. Its octagonal tower, the oldest part of the complex, is thought to date from the 16th century, in the time of Francis I. In 1750, the estate was acquired by the bishops of Brignoles, who turned it into a hunting lodge. In the 19th century, the property passed to Lord Alfred Paget, an officer and Chief Equerry at the British royal court, whose wife Lady Cecilia Paget, a lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria, received the sovereign on the estate. The Paget family kept the château for nearly a century. In 1953, the property passed to the Douglas family, who had the large oval swimming pool and adjoining bathrooms built. The estate later welcomed the Count and Countess de Chambrun, the latter being Raine Spencer, stepmother of Princess Diana; the château still retains furniture from the family estate of Althorp. Restored and modernised by its current owners, the 8-hectare château now serves as a venue for private and corporate events.
