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Prince William and Kate Middleton’s new ‘normal family home’: Adelaide Cottage is located on royal grounds near Queen Elizabeth and the schools of Princes George and Louis, and Princess Charlotte
STORYPatti Sunio
- Following the queen’s Platinum Jubilee and decision to live in Windsor Castle over Buckingham Palace, William and Kate are set to move away from London’s Kensington Palace too
- The 200-year-old cottage was once home to Princess Margaret’s infamous former beau Peter Townsend and is the final resting place of Queen Victoria’s favourite dog, Dash
Following the queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration and decision that she is choosing Windsor Castle as a more permanent residence over Buckingham Palace, recent reports say that Prince William and wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge are following suit, and are set to move their brood to Windsor after the prince turns 40 years old on June 21.
Prince William and Kate Middleton are said to have chosen Adelaide Cottage in Windsor, Berkshire, as their future abode. From the house’s previous residents, its historical significance, to the important details of its chic interiors and design, here’s the lowdown on the Cambridges’ reported new home.
New home, new stomping grounds for the children
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The move of the Cambridge family from London’s Kensington Palace is said to be initiated for the sake of the children – Prince George, who is turning nine next month, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, per People. Once the move is settled, the two older children will reportedly transfer from their London prep school, Thomas’s Battersea, and enrol in a local school nearby Windsor.
A friend of the family told Sunday Times how the children were “quite confined” living in London. “The children can’t go into the park and kick a football with friends,” the source said. Here’s to more freedom and playtime for the kids!
Simply put, Adelaide Cottage is “a normal family home”
Marie Claire calls the modest estate “a normal family home” – save for the fact that it’s located on castle grounds, at Windsor Home Park estate in the royal town of Windsor.