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The Duke and duch*ess of Cambridge are relocating to Windsor which means they now have three properties at their disposal.
Along with Adelaide Cottage, the Grade II-listed four-bedroom house just a 10-minute walk from Windsor Castle, Prince William and Kate Middleton also have two other properties across England.
These include an apartment in London’s Kensington Palace, where Kate and William have lived since the birth of their first son Prince George.
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They also own Anmer Hall in Norfolk, which was a wedding present to the couple from the Queen.
Kensington Palace Apartment 1A
Their central London home, Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace, used to belong to Princess Margaret, and will remain their official working residence.
It was refurbished at a cost of £4.5m to the taxpayer with a new roof and electrics, and the removal of asbestos. It has some 20 rooms and a large, private walled garden.
The Cambridges added a second kitchen, wanting a private family one in addition to the existing 350 sq ft kitchen.
Before William and Kate moved to “KP” in 2013, royal aides insisted it would remain their main home for “many, many years to come”.
A royal spokesman said at the time: “This is the Duke and duch*ess’s one and only official residence.
“It is here that they plan to stay for many, many years to come.”
Anmer Hall
Anmer Hall, the Duke and duch*ess of Cambridge’s 10-bedroom country retreat, was a gift to the couple from the Queen following their wedding.
The secluded red brick Georgian mansion sits on the monarch’s vast, private Sandringham estate in Norfolk and is a short drive from Sandringham House.
Kate oversaw the major renovations, including the conversion of wood stores into accommodation for the nanny and the creation of a garden room.
The duch*ess was dubbed “three kitchens Kate” after it was reported that a new kitchen was to be installed in place of the £50,000 designer one already there, with the family already having two kitchens at Kensington Palace.
The bolt hole, which had a swimming pool and a tennis court, was given a £500,000 new roof, as well as a garden room, re-landscaped front driveway and new nursery for Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
The renovations, said to come to £1.5m, were paid for mostly from the royal family’s private funds.
Adelaide Cottage
The Grade II listed four-bed house in Windsor’s private Home Park is William and Kate’s newest home.
Owned by the Crown Estate, the Duke and duch*ess will pay market rent on the picturesque historic building which is close to Windsor Castle.
It was built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide as a summer retreat and used to be the grace and favour home of Peter Townsend, whose love affair with Princess Margaret rocked the monarchy in the 1950s.
Tam-Na-Ghar
It had long been reported that William had been given a cottage called Tam-Na-Ghar by the Queen Mother on the Balmoral estate, but William does not lease or own the house – it is owned by the Crown Estate and leased to a third party, Kensington Palace said.
While dating, university flatmates William and Kate spent romantic weekends at the three-bedroom former game keeper’s house and Kate was taught to shoot and fish.
The remote Highland retreat is reportedly close to Birkhall and used by the Cambridge family as a holiday home if travelling to Balmoral in the summer.
Inside Adelaide Cottage, Prince William and Kate Middleton's Windsor Castle home. In 2022, Prince William and Kate Middleton moved their family from Anmer Hall in Norfolk into Adelaide Cottage, a four-bedroom house on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
The couple and their three children (Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis) now reside in the pink house at Adelaide Cottage, which sits on the grounds of Windsor Home Park, the 655-acre estate that is part of the private grounds of Windsor Castle.
Who lives at Adelaide Cottage now? Adelaide Cottage is home to the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children - as well as the family's adorable pet spaniel, Orla. The Wales family previously split their time between Kensington Palace in London and Anmer Hall in Norfolk before making the move to Berkshire in 2022.
With the Queen's passing, King Charles has inherited Windsor Castle from his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and the Sunday Times reported that William and Kate may ultimately occupy the castle, taking on new roles with their change in status.
Adelaide Cottage (formerly known as Adelaide Lodge) is a house in Windsor Home Park just east of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire. Built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide, it is currently the principal residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales. An 1839 rendering of the cottage as originally built.
Princess Charlotte has been refered as "the richest kid in the world" due to her status as a member of the British royal family, which is one of the wealthiest and most prominent royal families in the world.
Currently, Clarence House is the London residence of King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla. They intend to continue to use Clarence House as their London home until at least 2027 during renovations to Buckingham Palace.
Who owns Frogmore Cottage? It is ultimately owned by the Crown Estate, but is used as a private royal residence and is not open to the public. Ownership of Frogmore Cottage is passed from monarch to monarch.
The licence to occupy Frogmore was not re-extended, so they officially vacated. Princess Eugenie - the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, the Duke of York - and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, took up residence at the cottage in November 2020, effectively as sub-tenants of their cousin Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex.
During your visit, you will see Lady Chapel where many notable characters are buried, including notorious Henry VIII. 5. It is also the largest inhabited castle in the world. It has approximately 500 people living and working there — the King has a lot of housemates!
Who owns it? Though official royal residences like Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace are owned by the Crown Estate, which is funded by British taxpayers, Balmoral is the personal property of King Charles III, as is Sandringham, located in Norfolk, England.
Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire, is the royal family's go to holiday home, and the late Queen Elizabeth's much-loved personal residence in Scotland that's open to visitors in the summer.
Sandringham House, standing at the heart of the 8,000-hectare Sandringham Estate, is the private country retreat of King Charles III and The Queen Consort. It is perhaps most widely known for the Royals' Christmas morning walk, where they greet the public en route to the St Mary Magdalene Church.
The present cottage has four bedrooms. The ceiling of its principal bedroom reuses decorative elements, including gilt dolphins and ropes, from the former royal yacht, HMY Royal George. It has been listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England since October 1975.
Older cottages are typically modest, often semi-detached or terraced, with only four basic rooms ("two up, two down"), although subsequent modifications can create more spacious accommodation.
However, there has been chatter that Charles wanted to move the family into Andrew's $38 million Royal Lodge in Windsor — which boasts 30 rooms and is considerably larger than the four-bedroom Adelaide — after telling his younger brother to move out.
A typical cottage may have one to three bedrooms with one or two bathrooms. Cottages often feature an open floor plan, which combines the living, dining, and kitchen areas into one cohesive space. This design creates a sense of spaciousness and flow and is ideal for entertaining and family gatherings.
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