Prince William and Kate Middleton have broken royal tradition in their new home.
As Prince William and Kate Middleton move into a “forever home”, the royal couple have broken tradition.
Earlier this week, news broke the pair will relocate to Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park with their three children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7.
The eight-bedroom property is worth about £16 million ($A32 million), Page Six reports.
The Wales family has been residing at Adelaide Cottage, located near Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England.
Insiders told The Sun they are hoping for a “fresh start” after a difficult time at Adelaide Cottage, during which Queen Elizabeth II died, and Kate and King Charles were diagnosed with cancer.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton are relocating to a new home with their three children. Picture: Samir Hussein/WireImage
The Wales family is moving into an eight-bedroom house called Forest Lodge. Picture: Getty Images
William and Kate are paying for the move and rent at no extra cost to the taxpayer, it is understood.
Unlike Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when they splashed £2.4 million ($A4.29 million) of taxpayers’ money on Frogmore Cottage, Wills and Kate are funding all renovations themselves and will have no live-in staff.
The Sussexes later paid back the money before being evicted by Charles.
Work has already started on minor internal and external renovations at Forest Lodge — and the Waleses aim to be in by Christmas.
The home offers spectacular views and football-mad William will be able to see the Wembley Arch from his bedroom window.
And Kate has already been spotted picking new furniture to fit 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.
The most recent tenants have bought a new property and moved out.
The facade of Prince William and Princess Kate’s new Forest Lodge home. Picture: John Stillwell/PA Images via Getty Images
The park around Forest Lodge. Picture: English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images
The front reception room of Forest Lodge as seen during the 2001 renovations. Picture: John Stillwell/PA Images via Getty Images
The Daily Mail previously reported the Wales family was moving because they had “outgrown” their current home.
William and Kate were previously reported to be offered the keys to Royal Lodge.
Andrew, who moved into the mansion in 2004, has refused to move, after taking on a “cast-iron lease” that lasts until 2078.
Another plan to move the family into a wing of Windsor Castle also seems to be off the table.
William and Kate relocated their family into Adelaide Cottage in 2022. They moved there to be close to the children’s Lambrook School.
Before living in the four-bedroom home, the Waleses lived in a lavish 20-room Kensington Palace apartment, which has been dubbed a “prison for kids”.
The family lived in Apartment 1A from 2017 to 2022, and Kate and William still use it as their official office.
Parts of this story first appeared in Page Six and The Sun and was republished with permission.
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