{"id":1963953,"date":"2025-08-16T13:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T13:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1963953"},"modified":"2025-08-16T13:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T13:34:11","slug":"kate-middleton-and-prince-william-to-move-into-new-eight-bedroom-home-worth-16m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-to-move-into-new-eight-bedroom-home-worth-16m\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton and Prince William to move into new eight-bedroom home worth \u00a316m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM dRzeRr\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM knvhy\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM kbCQAZ\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 jKIGjX sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/prince\">Prince<\/a> and Princess of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/wales\">Wales<\/a> are to move into a new \u201cforever home\u201d in Windsor.<\/p>\n<p>William and Kate are moving to the eight-bedroom Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park, with their children George, 12, Charlotte, 10, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/louis\">Louis<\/a>, seven.<\/p>\n<p>The move from four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage, Windsor, comes after three tough years, which saw the Waleses grapple with the death of Queen Elizabeth, the King\u2019s cancer diagnosis and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/kate-middleton-cancer-journey-b2781173.html\">Kate\u2019s cancer treatment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The family is said to be hoping for a fresh start in the 328-year-old, grade-II listed lodge nestled in a secluded corner of the 4,800-acre park.<\/p>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/kensington-palace\">Kensington Palace<\/a> spokesperson confirmed: \u201cThe Wales family will move house later this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 eQoEmr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/16\/00\/ccc958aec53881885c3179ff1096f73eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU1Mzg1MTgz-2.76529061.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/16\/00\/ccc958aec53881885c3179ff1096f73eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU1Mzg1MTgz-2.76529061.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/16\/00\/ccc958aec53881885c3179ff1096f73eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU1Mzg1MTgz-2.76529061.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\u2018This is a move for the long term. They see it as their forever home\u2019\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-142333\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">\u2018This is a move for the long term. They see it as their forever home\u2019<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Archive<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The royal couple are understood to be paying for the move and renovations themselves, avoiding any extra cost to the taxpayer. It is likely it will remain their home even after William succeeds to the throne, according to <em>The Sun<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>The paper reported that work has already started on minor renovation at the historic property, and the family hope to move in by Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>A planning application for internal and external renovations to Forest Lodge was lodged with the council in June, seeking permission for works including new doors and windows, stripping out internal walls, renovated ceilings and new floors. <\/p>\n<p>The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead published its decision, approving the plans, earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The property, which is owned by the King as part of the Crown Estate, is just four miles from their current main home at Adelaide Cottage. The family first moved to Windsor from their apartment at Kensington Palace, in central London, in summer 2022 when they enrolled their children at nearby Lambrook School. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 hnuTWv\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/16\/7\/06\/Forest-Lodge.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/16\/7\/06\/Forest-Lodge.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/16\/7\/06\/Forest-Lodge.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Grade II-listed Forest Lodge during renovations in 2001\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-142334\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">Grade II-listed Forest Lodge during renovations in 2001<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Windsor has become their home, but they are now said to be hoping for a new chapter as they leave some of the unhappy memories of the past three years behind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a move for the long term,\u201d a source told <em>The Sun<\/em>. \u201cThey see it as their forever home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Forest Lodge, which was listed in 1972, was said to have last been renovated in 2001 at a cost of \u00a31.5m in preparation for it to be rented out for \u00a315,000 a month. <\/p>\n<p>The Georgian residence is thought to be worth up to \u00a316m today, with fine period detail including elaborate plaster cornices and ceiling decoration, marble fireplaces, Venetian windows and a half-barrel vaulted hallway ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>However, the eight-bedroom home is still dwarfed by the 31-bedroom Royal Lodge, Prince Andrew\u2019s home in Windsor Great Park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 lksCdP\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/16\/7\/37\/Forest-Lodge.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/16\/7\/37\/Forest-Lodge.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/08\/16\/7\/37\/Forest-Lodge.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The entrance hall of Forest Lodge, where the Prince and Princess of Wales are expected to move their family later this year\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-142335\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 bpFomM hgzWpY\">The entrance hall of Forest Lodge, where the Prince and Princess of Wales are expected to move their family later this year<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 CXMrn\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Waleses also have a country home at Anmer Hall, a 10-bedroom Georgian country house on the Sandringham estate in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/norfolk\">Norfolk<\/a>, which was gifted to them by Queen Elizabeth as a wedding present. They also retain apartment 1A in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/kensington-palace\">Kensington Palace<\/a> in London.<\/p>\n<p>As heir to the throne, William inherited the Duchy of Cornwall estate, a portfolio of land, property and investments valued at more than \u00a31bn, when his father became King.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Prince Harry and Meghan repaid \u00a32.4m worth of public money spent on renovations to their former home, Frogmore Cottage, following their move to the US. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The Prince and Princess of Wales are to move into a new \u201cforever home\u201d in Windsor. 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