PARTS of Clandon Park House, which was badly damaged by fire in April, are to be restored to their "original glory" by the National Trust.

The ground floor rooms in the stately home, near Guildford, including the Marble Hall, Speakers’ Parlour and Saloon, will be restored to their 17th Century period, while the upper floors will be used for events and exhibitions.

The 8th Earl of Onslow, whose family rebuilt the Palladian mansion in the 1720s, has said it should remain a ruin.

About 95 per cent of the Grade I Listed house, which featured in Keira Knightley’s The Duchess film was damaged by the fire.

The house was bequeathed to the National Trust by the Onslow family in 1956.