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New details have emerged about Prince William and Kate Middleton moving their family to their new “forever home”.
Last week, news broke the Prince of Wales and his wife will relocate to Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park with their three children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7. They will remain even after William becomes King.
Over the weekend, it was revealed two elderly pensioners will be evicted from two small cottages near the mansion. The tenants will be “rehomed” to make way for “police houses”.
“The occupants of the cottages were both elderly pensioners and have been found homes elsewhere on the estate,” a source told GB News.
“One of those moved is believed to be an eminent retired cardiologist octogenarian who used to play their trade at Harley St and at the nearby Wexham Park Hospital in Slough.
“The two cottages will be turned into police houses as they will need to have security as it’s so open around there.”
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Prince William and Kate, pictured with children Louis, Charlotte and George, are moving to their “forever home”. Picture: @KensingtonRoyal on X
The Wales family is moving into an eight-bedroom house called Forest Lodge. Picture: Getty Images
Forest Lodge was recently rented out to society figures Alex Fitzgibbons, 53, and his Swedish-American wife Cristina Stenbeck.
“Alex and Cristina were there for three years and were very happy but I gather that in the run-up to the time when the lease was coming up for renewal he heard suggestions that the Royal Family had other plans for the house,” the source told The Daily Mail.
“So he decided to leap before he was pushed, as it were – and to make alternative plans.
“They have now found somewhere else to live in London and appreciate that’s how things go.”
The Wales family has been residing at Adelaide Cottage. Picture: Shutterstock
The Wales family has been residing at Adelaide Cottage, located near Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England.
Insiders told The Sun they are hoping for a “fresh start” after a difficult time at Adelaide Cottage, during which Queen Elizabeth died and Kate and King Charles were diagnosed with cancer.
Work has already started on minor internal and external renovations at Forest Lodge — and the Waleses aim to be in by Christmas.
Kate has already been spotted picking new furniture to kit out the new abode, including a 24-seater table.
The freehold is owned by the King in care of The Crown Estate.
Forest Lodge was last renovated in 2001 at a cost of £1.5 million ($A3.1 million) and went on the rental market for £15,000 ($A31,000) a month.
At the time, the eight-bedroom property was valued at £5.5 million ($A11.4 million) but according to house price indices, the home would be worth about £16 million ($A32 million) if sold on the open market.
Parts of this story first appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.
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