'Leaving Unhappy Memories': Prince William, Kate Move To New Home After ‘Brutal’ Years

Last Updated:August 16, 2025, 18:40 IST

Prince William and Kate Middleton will relocate to Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park, seeking a fresh start after challenging years.

Prince William and Kate Middleton

Prince William and Kate Middleton will relocate later this year to Forest Lodge, an eight-bedroom Grade II-listed home in Windsor Great Park, marking what they hope will be a permanent fresh start after several personally challenging years.

Just a short drive from their current residence, Adelaide Cottage, the three-storey red-brick property is intended to be the couple’s “forever home." Telegraph reported, citing sources in the know, that the move follows a difficult period since they settled at Adelaide Cottage in 2022, including the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the cancer diagnoses of both Kate Middleton and King Charles III.

In November last year, Prince William described the previous months as “probably the hardest year in my life" and “brutal" from a personal and family perspective. The passing of his grandmother was followed by highly public revelations in Prince Harry’s memoir Spare and the Harry & Meghan Netflix series, straining the brothers’ relationship further.

Kate Middleton underwent major abdominal surgery in January 2024 and announced a cancer diagnosis two months later, beginning chemotherapy. While she was able to confirm in January this year that she is in remission, King Charles continues to undergo treatment.

A source told Telegraph that the move offers “an opportunity for a fresh start and a new chapter; an opportunity to leave some of the more unhappy memories behind." The couple, along with their children- Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10 and Prince Louis, 7- are expected to move in before Christmas.

The family has been settled in Windsor since moving from Kensington Palace in 2022, with all three children attending nearby Lambrook School. Prince William and Kate Middleton have maintained a private family environment without live-in staff and plan to continue that arrangement at Forest Lodge, located just four miles from their current home.

The property is undergoing modest renovations- including new doors, windows, and interior updates- funded by the couple themselves. Owned by The Crown Estate, it will be rented at market value. The last major refurbishment was completed in 2001 at a cost of £1.5 million. Prince William and Kate Middleton will retain Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace, refurbished in 2013, and Anmer Hall in Norfolk, which they use during school holidays and weekends.

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