It was built in 1831 on the site of the old Head Keeper's Lodge on the North Slopes of Home Park.Īccording to Historic England, the public body which cares for England's historic buildings and places, Adelaide Cottage is a 'picturesque' two-storey stucco-faced dwelling with casement windows, and elaborate pierced bargeboards edging the roof.
The property was rebuilt more than 190 years ago as a cottage orne, or decorated cottage, for Queen Adelaide, the wife of William IV, to be used as a summer retreat. Even closer is Frogmore Cottage, which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex use when visiting the UK, although the brothers' long-running fallout makes it unlikely they will be socialising together any time soon. Relocating to Adelaide Cottage means William, Kate, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are just 10 minutes' walk south east from 'Gan Gan' the Queen at Windsor Castle. Margaret's love affair rocked the Establishment, but she put duty before desire when she called off plans to marry divorced Townsend in 1955. Princess Elizabeth, now the Queen, her mother Queen Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, as a teenager before the romance began, would regularly take tea in the gardens of the cottage with the Townsends and their two young sons. It was once home to Princess Margaret's lover Peter Townsend, who lived in the grace and favour property in the 1940s with his first wife Rosemary to be on hand for the king in his role as equerry. The Cambridges' new home Adelaide Cottage is a pretty Grade II listed four-bedroom home nestled in Windsor's Home Park. But they lived in Norfolk during lockdown and it still worked. 'They will need to work out over the next few months how they balance everything. They expect to be in London a great deal still.
Their office will remain there – private office, press office, the lot. While the couple will spend most of their time now at Windsor, one source told the Mail that their base at Kensington Palace will still be used.Ī source said: 'Kensington Palace will remain their official residence now and in the future. Far too often, his father chose his duties over being a dad.' ‘He feels Prince Charles’ unquestionable work ethic had a direct impact on his upbringing, especially after the death of his mother. One royal insider said ‘Prince William has forgiven his father and relations between them are stronger than they have been in some time, but he has been abundantly clear to all that he won’t repeat the way he was prioritised as a child. More than just a physical move from Kensington Palace, experts have suggested that William is sending a clear message to the Royal Family that, while his children remain in their formative years, he views his most important job as being a dad. It comes as it was last night reported how during meetings to discuss the family’s future plans in recent months, Prince William's own experiences as a grieving schoolboy have, once again, come to the fore.
But a source told the Sun: 'Both William and Catherine are very keen to do the school run.' Kate has often been the one pictured taking Prince George to his current school, Thomas's in Battersea. To all intents and purposes, though, Adelaide Cottage will be their main home, day-to-day.Īnd while there, both will pick up the school run. It is just a 15-minute drive from their four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage on the Queen's Home Park estate.Īs revealed by the Daily Mail earlier this year, the couple had set their heart on the highly regarded co-educational school set in 52 acres of grounds to replicate their own happy childhoods in the county.īut their offices and charitable empire will continue to operate out of London, with the couple returning several days a week for work. William and Kate have selected the £21,000-a-year Lambrook School near Ascot, Berkshire for the young royals. The Duke of Cambridge, 40, will take his three children to school when they begin the new term together next month, reports The Sun. Prince William is determined to be present for his children as they grow up and is set to 'take on the morning school run' when he and Kate move to Windsor with George, Charlotte and Louis, it has been reported.
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