William, Kate and kids announce they are leaving London for Adelaide (Cottage, that is)
Prince William and his wife Kate will relocate their family from central London to more rural dwellings in Windsor, and all three of their children will attend the same private school near their new home, palace officials say.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: (L-R) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Louis of Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on June 05, 2022 in London (AAP Photo by Chris Jackson)
William and Kate will move from Kensington Palace in west London to Adelaide Cottage, about a 10-minute walk from Windsor Castle, palace officials said in a statement.
The move means that the family will be much closer to Queen Elizabeth II, who has lived in Windsor Castle since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Queen’s official residence is Buckingham Palace in London but some British media reports have said the monarch, 96, may now permanently reside in Windsor.
Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, will all start at the private Lambrook School in nearby Ascot in September.
George and Charlotte had been attending a school in south London and Louis is just starting his formal full-time schooling.
Adelaide Cottage, built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide, the wife of King William IV, is a four-bedroom home of relatively modest size for the royals.
But William and Kate will retain their apartment in Kensington Palace as their official working base as well as their 10-bedroom country mansion in Norfolk and a holiday cottage in Scotland.
