{"id":51304,"date":"2022-06-15T04:33:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T04:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/inside-adelaide-cottage-the-new-home-of-prince-william-kate-and-kids\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T04:33:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T04:33:33","slug":"inside-adelaide-cottage-the-new-home-of-prince-william-kate-and-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/inside-adelaide-cottage-the-new-home-of-prince-william-kate-and-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Adelaide Cottage, the new home of Prince William, Kate and kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>As Queen Elizabeth permanently moved out of Buckingham Palace, her home of nearly 70 years, Prince William and Kate Middleton are saying goodbye to their longtime home, too.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are moving from London&#8217;s Kensington Palace into Adelaide Cottage, a property at Windsor Home Park estate in the royal town of Windsor &#8211; only a 10-minute walk to the Queen&#8217;s new permanent residence. <\/p>\n<p>The Queen has since made her weekend retreat at Windsor Castle her primary address as Buckingham Palace undergoes a long-term renovation.  <\/p>\n<p>Adelaide Cottage was the couple&#8217;s first choice when looking for a permanent home to settle with their three young children &#8211; George, 8, Charlotte, 7, and Louis, 4.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Prince William and Kate Middleton leave a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul&#8217;s Cathedral in London, on June 3, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/map-adelaid-.jpeg?resize=768%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22656750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/map-adelaid-.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/map-adelaid-.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>A map portraying Adelaide Cottage&#8217;s location from Windsor Castle. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Google Maps<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was Frogmore House to consider, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle lived for a short time, but the pair believed the renovations would cost too much to make it a family residence, according to The Sun. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinding a way to make Adelaide Cottage work seems to be the best and only option,\u201d a source told the publication.  &#8220;There are issues with all the other houses, so Adelaide will be the favorite.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The property is made up of both Adelaide Cottage and Adelaide Lodge, and is conceivably the most aesthetically pleasing residence on the royal estate. <\/p>\n<p>The four-bedroom residence is a \u201cgrace and favor\u201d property, meaning the Queen is free to bestow it on whom she wishes. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-prince-william-kate.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Prince William and Kate Middleton are hoping to move into the newly refurbished &quot;Adelaide Cottage,&quot; located only 10 minutes from the Queen's residence.\" class=\"wp-image-22656575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-prince-william-kate.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-prince-william-kate.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-prince-william-kate.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Prince William and Kate Middleton are hoping to move into the newly refurbished \u201cAdelaide Cottage,\u201d located only 10 minutes from the Queen&#8217;s residence. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Royal Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Adelaide Cottage was originally built for Queen Adelaide, the wife of King William IV, in 1831.\" class=\"wp-image-22656570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Adelaide Cottage was originally built for Queen Adelaide, the wife of King William IV, in 1831.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Royal Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The cottage underwent a renovation in 2015. \" class=\"wp-image-22656564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The cottage underwent a renovation in 2015. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Royal Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One notable previous inhabitant included King George VI&#8217;s equerry, Peter Townsend, whose ill-fated relationship with Princess Margaret in the &#8217;40s and&#8217; 50s made waves in the country at the time. <\/p>\n<p>Built in 1831 for King William IV&#8217;s wife, Queen Adelaide, the property is nestled at the heart of the Crown Estate&#8217;s private 655-acre royal park, and comprises the lodge &#8211; a red brick double-fronted build complete with towering chimney stacks and pitched second -story dormer windows, and the original cottage construction &#8211; and a stucco-fronted cottage.<\/p>\n<p>The original porch still stands today, as well as its surrounding manicured gardens, which remain nearly untouched in nearly 200 years.<\/p>\n<p>Today, other features added onto the property include a gravel driveway, a red brick outbuilding and a gatehouse for a small security detail.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The royal retreat has been used by a number of monarchs: Queen Victoria often visited the cottage for breakfast or tea. \" class=\"wp-image-22656569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The royal retreat has been used by a number of monarchs: Queen Victoria often visited the cottage for breakfast or tea. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Royal Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The master bedroom at the cottage reportedly has a ceiling covered with gilded dolphins and a rope decoration, which is originally from a royal yacht from the 19th century. \" class=\"wp-image-22656562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/adelaide-cottage-windsor-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The master bedroom at the cottage reportedly has a ceiling covered with gilded dolphins and a rope decoration, originally from a royal yacht from the 19th century. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Royal Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDaddy and I walked across the Home Park to tea at Adelaide Cottage, which the [the Queen Mother] has lent Jackie and Joan Philipps for the duration of the war, \u201dAlathea Fitzalan Howard, a close friend of Princess Elizabeth (now the Queen) and Margaret as girls, recalls in her diaries.  \u201cI was charmed with it.  It typically represents that idea of \u200b\u200ba little world within a world of its own, which is so characteristic of Windsor Castle and its surroundings. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Constructed by architect Jeffry Wyatville, the house was described as \u201cchastely elegant,\u201d according to a Mirror article from the 1800s.  Features include two staterooms, in addition to a retiring room for the Queen, plus a servants&#8217; room, as well as furnishings from the former royal lodge.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from their residence at Kensington Palace, Prince William and Kate also lived at Anmer Hall at Sandringham in Norfolk. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Queen Elizabeth permanently moved out of Buckingham Palace, her home of nearly 70 years, Prince William and Kate Middleton are saying goodbye to their longtime home, too. 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