Overview
- The Prince and Princess of Wales moved during their children’s half-term and aimed to be in by Bonfire Night, vacating Adelaide Cottage.
- Forest Lodge is a Grade II-listed, eight-bedroom Georgian mansion on the Crown Estate, where the family will pay rent on a market-rate basis.
- A 150-acre exclusion zone with a 2.3-mile perimeter now surrounds the home, closing Cranbourne Gate and its car park and making trespass a criminal offense.
- The relocation places the family roughly 1.4 miles from Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, as Buckingham Palace confirms his titles’ removal and serves notice to surrender his Royal Lodge lease ahead of a move to Sandringham in the New Year.
- The shift is framed as a fresh start after recent family health challenges, with Prince William due to travel to Rio de Janeiro for the Earthshot Prize awards.