Overview

• Since September 29, a 60-hectare restricted zone has been established around Forest Lodge with new fencing and surveillance, according to recent reports.
• Local residents say a previously public car park and a park entrance are now shut, curbing long-standing walking routes and daily access.
• The family plans to relocate by the end of the year to the listed eight-bedroom property, with renovations reportedly self-funded and the home valued at about €18.5 million.
• Community reaction ranges from anger over lost access to acceptance of heightened protection for the couple and their children.
• Newly surfaced accounts say former occupants of Anmer Hall left early under a contractual 'royal need' clause, after which William and Kate undertook about €1.7 million in renovations.