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You’re out of there, folks.
According to The Telegraph, Kate Middleton and Prince William have officially moved into their forever home, taking their three children with them to move into Forest Lodge in Windsor.
We first reported on this development a few weeks ago.
Of course, all of this has a backstory.
Prince William and Princess Kate moved their base of operations from Kensington Palace in London to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor three years ago.
At the time, sources explained that the spouses wanted to try out the new location to see if it would work for their family.
From there, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, began attending nearby Lambrook School, as the location makes it easier for the Prince and Princess of Wales to balance parenthood with their royal duties.
Speaking at the Irish Guards’ St Patrick’s Day parade in March, Princess Kate told soldiers:
“We’re in Windsor at the moment. We were in London, but we moved there for more green space. It’s close enough to London, not too far away.”
Middleton, of course, has spent most of the last year battling cancer, and while she remains in remission and recovering largely well, this has been a difficult time for Kate, William, and their children.
“Moving gives them a chance for a fresh start and a new chapter; a chance to put some of the unhappy memories behind them,” a source told The Sun in October.
This source also says that the Windsor location allows Will and Middleton to be “as hands-on as possible” as mother and father while still playing a vital role within the Royal Family.
The new house will be located about 30 minutes from Middleton’s parents, while Kate and William will pay for all the renovations themselves… which isn’t that difficult considering the latter receives around $30 million a year from the Duchy of Cornwall Estate.
Insiders have said that this new property will remain Middleton and William’s primary residence…. even when William ascends the throne.
Forest Lodge, originally built in the 1770s, is a Georgian period mansion that was purchased by the Crown Estate in 1829, and the deputy gamekeeper of Windsor Great Park lived in the residence until the 1930s.
In the 1970s there was speculation that Princess Anne and her then-husband, Mark Phillips, might occupy the property.
Unfortunately, they never moved.
