Overview

• Crews are planting trees and hedgerows and erecting new fencing to boost privacy, with scaffolding and decorators visible at the property.
• Council records show applications were lodged in June and approved in July for minor internal and external works, including new windows, doors, and refurbished ceilings and floors.
• Sources say the Waleses will pay market rent and are privately funding upgrades, a choice widely framed as a lesson from the Frogmore Cottage controversy.
• Reporting indicates the family plan to move later this year, with some outlets citing hopes to be in by Christmas, and Kate has been seen selecting new furniture.
• Forest Lodge is an eight-bedroom Grade II-listed home in Windsor Great Park, previously renovated in 2001, and aligns with their preference for a private, low-staff household near their children’s school.