Overview

• Kensington Palace confirmed the Wales family will leave Adelaide Cottage later this year for Forest Lodge, an eight-bedroom, Grade II-listed home in Windsor Great Park that they view as a long-term base.
• Nearby residents quoted in local reports welcomed the move but urged the public to let the family live quietly, noting the site may offer less seclusion than their current home.
• At least two Crown Estate tenants near the lodge were asked to relocate earlier this summer, with People reporting no formal eviction notices and rehousing to comparable or better properties.
• Security preparations have been reported around Forest Lodge, including a metal fence with black mesh privacy screens and new shrubbery at the front of the house.
• Newly highlighted National Archives documents link the property’s current name to King Edward VIII following disputes involving former tenant Sir John Aird.