Queen Victoria reportedly often visited this peaceful cottage, which apparently was once called Adelaide Lodge. This royal residence was built in 1831 by architect Jeffry Wyatville and commissioned by King William IV for his wife Queen Adelaide. Located on the east side of Windsor Castle grounds, Adelaide Cottage is a 10-minute walk away from Windsor Castle. Who’s There Now: Prince William and Kate Middleton Who’s Moving In: No one (that we know of) The family has recently relocated to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor ( see below).Īccording to the royal family’s official website, other residents of Kensington Palace include: the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent (living in the palace’s Wren House), the Prince and Princess of Kent (apartment 10), and Princess Eugenie, William and Harry’s cousin, who moved into the palace’s Nottingham Cottage ( Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ’s first home ) with her husband this year. The family “apartment”-which underwent a $1.6 million renovation prior to the couple’s 2013 move and an additional $4.9 million revamp the following year, according to Vogue-features five reception rooms, three main bedrooms, a night and day nursery, and staff quarters. The majestic estate, estimated to be worth $740 million, has been a royal residence for 300 years, and since 2017, home to the Cambridges, Prince William and Kate Middleton, with their three children in apartment 1A (formerly occupied by Princess Margaret). Since Queen Elizabeth’s death, King Charles will now inherit Buckingham Palace. Prince Andrew, the Queen’s third born, also splits his time between the palace and the Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park ( see below), though that could change as earlier this year, Charles offered him the keys to Frogmore Cottage. The neoclassical-style structure has been known as the official London residence of the United Kingdom’s monarchs since 1837, with Queen Victoria as the first monarch to settle in. This could indicate that Charles might live elsewhere, allowing the 775-room palace to live as a museum perhaps as former rumors have suggested. He requested that his son Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle end the lease at Frogmore Cottage and rumors suggest he also wants Prince Andrew to leave Royal Lodge (see below). However, there have also been a few property shakeups taking place. It’s possible that King Charles’s move into the iconic building has been delayed for this reason. However, when the Queen was still alive, she had initiated a mammoth project to refurbish the property, which was predicted to take 10 years to complete. The palace’s private quarters have been Queen Elizabeth II’s formal residence since 1936 when her father took the throne and is speculated to be the new home of King Charles III and his Queen Consort.

Hundreds of visitors flock daily to be in the same vicinity where royalty resides. Located in the heart of the capital, Buckingham Palace is the crown jewel of the royal properties-and the most visited.

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