Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer and his second wife, Caroline, are still enjoying the glow of postwedding bliss--except for the tourists constantly knocking on the front door of their London home. The couple, who wed last December, live in the famous Notting Hill house with the blue door that was featured in the film of the same name, starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. "Even though Caroline sold the door for [euro]5,000 [in December 1999] and the new one is painted a different color, they still come," Spencer says. Life should be easier when they move to the West London home they recently purchased from Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour. That is, unless Pink Floyd fans come calling.
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For Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, charity begins at home, with his home. The 55-year-old guitarist sold his London mansion to Charles Spencer, brother of the late Princess Diana, and says he will donate the entire $5.1 million proceeds to Crisis, a charity that provides food and shelter for homeless people. Why did he sell? Gilmour, who is reported to be worth $86 million and who also owns a farm in West Sussex, England, and a house in Greece, told Britain's Sunday Telegraph, "Life gets very complicated. And eventually, at least in my case, you think, 'I don't need this stuff.' And suddenly life gets simpler."
