Prince William and Kate Middleton have moved into the Grade II-listed eight bedroom mansion of Forest Lodge where they will live with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis
Prince William and Kate have moved into their “forever home,” Forest Lodge.
The pair have left Adelaide Cottage in Windsor’s Home Park and are now living in the Grade II-listed eight bedroom mansion. The move happened over Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis’ half term with the family previously setting themselves the goal of moving in by Bonfire Night.
They are now understood to be settling into their home. It is seen as a fresh start for the family after Kate’s recovery from cancer, and comes as William prepares to make a solo visit to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil for his annual Earthshot Prize Awards.
But it means the Wales family are temporarily closer to William’s disgraced uncle, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, who is still in his Windsor Great Park property Royal Lodge – albeit about 1.4 miles away as the crow flies from William and Kate.
Andrew has finally agreed to quit Royal Lodge for a new home on the King’s private Sandringham estate in Norfolk in the New Year, after being stripped by Charles of his prince and Duke of York titles amid the long-running Epstein scandal. The prince and princess were said to have fully supported the King’s leadership on the matter.
William is always understood to have wanted to take decisive action over his uncle. Andrew was accused by the late Virginia Giuffre of sexually assaulting her as a teenager, after she was trafficked by paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, which the former prince denies.
An exclusion zone was put in place around Forest Lodge in September ahead of the family’s relocation. Residents had expressed frustration at the permanent closure of nearby Cranbourne Gate and Cranbourne car park.
Those who lived within half a mile had previously been able to apply to hold keys to the gate for a £110-a-year fee. Additional fencing was introduced on parts of the 2.3 mile perimeter around the 150-acre no-go zone.
It is a criminal offence to trespass on a protected site designated under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (SOCPA) 2005. The Wales family also have a 10-bedroom mansion, Anmer Hall, on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, and Apartment 1A in Kensington Palace in London.
