In the summer of 2022, Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton decided to leave the British capital to settle in the countryside at Adelaide Cottage. What does this “modest” house located 40km from London look like in which the Princess of Wales relaxes after her abdominal operation?
When Prince William and Kate Middleton decided to swap their apartments in Kensington – the palace located in the royal district of Kensington and Chelsea in London – for the quiet countryside of Adelaide Cottage, the royal couple were accused by their detractors to want to benefit from more space. But in reality, the reason which motivated this decision seems quite different.
Indeed, at the time of the move, carried out during the summer of 2022, the royal couple simply stated that they wanted to be closer to the late Queen Elizabeth II, who had then settled in the countryside surrounding the English capital. In addition, the Adelaide Cottage residence is intended to be less pretentious than the royal apartments located in Kensington Palace. In this residence located in Berkshire, 40 kilometers from London, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have now made their mark, no member of the staff lives with the royal family.
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Adelaide Cottage, an ideally located building
Since their move, their children George, Charlotte and Louis no longer live with their nanny, at least directly, since she is housed in an outbuilding located away from the house which houses the royal family. A way for Prince William and Kate Middleton to lead an almost normal life at Adelaide Cottage while remaining close to the capital, which allows them to easily make regular trips as part of their respective functions.
As a reminder, Adelaide Cottage is located on the Windsor estate near St. George’s Chapel. The property located in the heart of a green countryside was renovated in 2015, a few years before seeing the crowned heads establish their stronghold there. A residence which has only four rooms and whose history is closely linked to that of the English royal family.
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A residence linked to the history of the English royal family
It was in 1831 that the building was built for Queen Adelaide, wife of King William IV. Over the years, Adelaide Cottage has welcomed several members of the royal family, including Princess Margaret, sister of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who is said to have had a happy life there alongside her lover, a certain Peter Townsend.
If it is intended to be less pretentious than the royal apartments of Kensington Palace – in which Prince William and Kate Middleton live when they travel to the capital – Adelaide Cottage nevertheless displays a certain charm, as we can see in these photos of archives shared on Instagram. It is a former country house which offers the space and calm necessary for the education of the children of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. And if the crowned heads become fed up with the walls of Adelaide Cottage, they always have the possibility of a change of scenery by going to one of the many residences belonging to the royal family.
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The “modest” home of Prince William and Kate Middleton
This is particularly the case of Anmer Hall, the country house located in the county of Norfolk, in the east of the country, which Prince William and Kate Middleton enjoy to spend their family holidays whenever the desire arises. feel. A Georgian-style residence dating from the 18th century which has no less than ten bedrooms, several living rooms, bathrooms and offices as well as a greenhouse built by the Duchess in the garden.
Specificities which allow us to qualify Adelaide Cottage as a “modest residence” for crowned heads if we take into account the luxury to which they were accustomed in the different houses they were able to occupy.
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