Overview

• Kensington Palace said the Wales family will leave Adelaide Cottage later this year, with hopes to be in Forest Lodge before Christmas.
• Forest Lodge is an eight-bedroom, Grade II-listed Georgian home in Windsor Great Park, where council-approved works on doors, windows and internal layouts are underway.
• William and Kate are paying market rent and covering renovation costs from private funds, with furnishings now being sourced.
• The couple will keep their hands-on household model with no live-in staff, while their longtime nanny and housekeepers are expected to use smaller estate properties.
• Two nearby Crown Estate tenants were relocated to similar or better housing with no eviction notices reported, and royal sources describe Forest Lodge as their intended ‘forever home,’ potentially even after William becomes king.