Barely 10 minutes walk from the queen.
Kate Middleton, Prince William and their three children, George, 8, Charlotte, 7, and Louis of Cambridge, 4, will soon move into a new home, Adelaide Cottage, southeast of Windsor Castle, in order to closer to Queen Elizabeth II.
Of all the royal residences available, the latter, recently refurbished, was their top choice, as reported by
The Sun
magazine .
The property, which the Queen had made available since 1941 free of charge to her friends and guests, notably housed Princess Margaret's lover (her sister), Captain Peter Townsend, from 1944 to 1952. It was built in 1831 by King William IV, who gave it to his wife, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, who gave it her name.
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According to an insider, “Adelaide Cottage seems like the best and only option.
There are problems with all the other houses so this one is the favourite”.
Schools, located in Buckinghamshire, Windsor and Surrey, would also have been considered so that the siblings could go there together.
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Initially, the princely couple did not want royal properties located on the Windsor estate.
He had thus rejected the Royal Lodge of Prince Andrew, the former residence of King Edward VII Fort Belvedere, as well as Frogmore Cottage, the first official residence of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, reported the
Daily Mail
.
According to
Paris Match
, Adelaide Cottage was recently occupied by Simon Rhodes, the son of Margaret Rhodes, the monarch's first cousin.
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The goal: to keep Prince Andrew away from his majesty
If the Cambridges want to get closer to Queen Elizabeth II, it would be to get her away from her second son, Prince Andrew, caught up in the Epstein scandal.
According to
The Sun
, the Duke of York is unwilling to leave the Royal Lodge, which he shares with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.
Pending this move, Kate Middleton and Prince William divide their time between Anmer Hall, on the royal estate of Sandringham, and Kensington Palace, in west London.
They are also said to be looking for property in the English counties around the capital, to be closer to the Duchess's parents.
