Prince William and Kate Middleton have more properties than they know what to do with. Like, literally, they don’t even want their latest one. On top of a mansion masquerading as an apartment in London, a country home, another country home, and a “cottage” that I suspect is more like a giant house, the Prince and Princess of Wales now have themselves a castle. Time to be nosy and go inside!
Kensington Palace: Apartment 1A
This is William and Kate’s “official residence,” aka the place where they conduct all their royal business. And for a while, it’s where they lived full-time with their kids! This home is technically an “apartment” in Kensington Palace, but it’s really more of a mansion—complete with 20 rooms, 4 stories, several “reception rooms” and “drawing rooms,” a fleet of staff bedrooms, a gym, an elevator, and a walled garden. Here’s a glimpse inside the home from when the Obamas visited:
So, why aren’t William and Kate still living at Apartment 1A full-time? Basically, they wanted their kids to have a more normal upbringing. “This is very much a decision that two parents have made to give their children the ‘most normal’ start possible,” a source told The Mirror. “KP can be a little bit of a fishbowl. They wanted to be able to give George, Charlotte, and Louis a bit more freedom than they have living in central London. It’s very much a decision that’s been led by the kids.”
Anmer Hall
Kate and William’s country home is actually a hall (aka a giant mansion) that they were gifted by the Queen as a wedding present. Because truly, who didn’t get a hall for their wedding? Normal gift!
Anmer Hall is located on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, where the royals spend their holidays. And it’s huge. The two-story Georgian home was built in the 18th century and used to be the Duke and Duchess of Kent’s country house before King Charles’s buddy Hugh van Cutsem started using it. Before Kate and Will moved in, the hall got a £1.5 million renovation, including a brand-new kitchen. The couple spent the height of the COVID-19 pandemic there, and the front of the building is where this photo was taken:
We’ve also seen the inside of the house thanks to Will and Kate’s mid-pandemic Zooms. Here is their living room:
Adelaide Cottage
Adelaide Cottage is Will and Kate’s home on the Windsor estate (sorry, no pics!), which they moved into in 2022. The home has a lot of history, by which I mean Princess Margaret’s “lover” Group Captain Peter Townsend lived in it from 1944 to 1952 while he was equerry to King George VI.
The home is made out of furnishings from the Royal Lodge, another home on the Windsor estate, where disgraced royal Prince Andrew lives (no thanks!). It also features ornamental gilded dolphins from an old yacht.
Fort Belvedere: Maybe
Apparently William and Kate have their eye on this castle because it has a pool and tennis court. Plus, it’s also in Windsor so moving wouldn’t be a huge deal. However, King Charles is reportedly “fuming” about their plans…so stay tuned.
Windsor Castle
While Kate and William don’t technically live in Windsor Castle, it’s what’s in the cards. The Daily Mail reports that now that Charles is the King, there’s a “radical drive to overhaul the vast royal estate,” which includes “moving the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge into Windsor Castle.” That hasn’t panned out just yet but stay tuned.
Tam-Na-Ghar
Tam-Na-Ghar is William and Kate’s home on the Balmoral estate (no pics of this one either), which was gifted to William by his great-grandmother the Queen Mother back in 2002. According to The Express, it’s located near King Charles’s Balmoral home, Birkhall, and it has three bedrooms.
Highgrove
So, Highgrove is technically King Charles’s country home, but it’s owned by the Duchy of Cornwall and Prince William has officially inherited the Duke of Cornwall title from his father. Which means Highgrove is William’s, and Charles has to pay him £700,000 a year in rent.
That’s it, but stay tuned for more relatable royal real estate updates!
