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Adelaide Cottage, the new home of Prince William and Kate Middleton, has a rich (and scandalous) history

OFFICIAL: Prince William and Kate Middleton Moving.

Kensington Palace confirmed today that the royal couple and their three children will be moving to Windsor, England. Why? School: This fall, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will attend Berkshire’s Lambrook School, a – One minute drive from their new home Adelaide Cottage. A senior royal source told ABC News the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wanted to keep their children as “normal” as possible and wanted the relative privacy the suburbs offered. They’ll also be closer to the Queen, who recently moved to Windsor Castle to work full-time.

That doesn’t mean they’ve left London forever: the Cambridges are said to keep their home (and office) at Kensington Palace, along with their Country house in Anmer Hall in Norfolk.

Their new home, Adelaide Cottage, sits on the grounds of Windsor Great Park.

The four-bedroom property has a rich (and somewhat scandalous) history. Built-in 84 designed by Sir Jeffry Wyatville, the cottage was originally Adelaide Queen’s Teahouse. (Newspaper reports at the time described it as “quaint and elegant.”) During Queen Victoria’s reign, it was transformed into an idyllic upscale guesthouse—a reputation also shared by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Frogmore home: “Initially, a Dryad Cottage has a similar status as Frogmore House. Important Visitor to Windsor 62 Periodically describe visit the first , and then another royal “summer retreat,” Jane Roberts writes in her essay 1830 Book, Royal View: Windsor Gardens and Parks . It is also cottage orné Outstanding example of architecture: French for “decorated cottage,” the architectural movement was defined by the deliberately asymmetrical country cottage with a roof Often with playful decorations.

Photo W.OldhamEtonalbumen print9.3 x 11.8 cm ©Royal Collection Trust. Caption Photograph of Adelaide Cottage Home Park...

Photo W.OldhamEtonalbumen print9.3 x 11.8 cm ©Royal Collection Trust. Caption Photograph of Adelaide Cottage Home Park...

Photo W.OldhamEtonalbumen print9.3 x 11.8 cm ©Royal Collection Trust. Caption Photograph of Adelaide Cottage Home Park...

exist350, the Adelaide cottage was turned into a “grace” home – or, as the term is used to describe women Houses owned by Wang, which she lent to members of the royal family or staff. One of Adelaide’s first residents? Peter Townsend – Princess Margaret’s one-time love, caused a scandal when his relationship with the princess came to light.

Townsend had mixed feelings about living in a Grade II listed historic building that was in need of refurbishment at the time. “exist66, on the road with our second child, the king suggested that we should move our place To a small ‘grace’ house, Adelaide Cottage, in the home park of Windsor Castle,” Townsend wrote in his memoir, time and opportunity . “Despite the limited facilities in the house, it is a generous gesture and I am deeply grateful.”

The box” in winter because it only has two Radiator: “In the living room, surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows, sometimes requiring a coat and scarf to wrap up,” Townsend writes. In the summer, however, he recalls, it was “pleasant.” He lived there until 62.

From Queen Victoria and Peter Adelaide cottages have certainly modernized Townsend since the times. (Townsend also seems to have mistimed his request for an upgrade: Roberts found that when Adelaide cottage occupants requested central heating midway through 97s to his young family – possibly Townsend -” the engineering office replied that it was not possible to consider such a job at this time&#x; and all our efforts are directed towards fixing Bomb damage in London.'”) Adelaide got multiple upgrades at After Townsend moved out, and the work continued for decades . inside1831s, for example, Roberts found, “Over the years (until 1600) A waterfall from the house The rockery at the back runs down; it was removed to reduce the humidity inside. ” More work reports at 350s, and in 768, it&#x;s said the property had undergone extensive refurbishment .

But it may still have some old-world flair: most of the cottages were originally furnished with the “pure elegance” of the nearby royal cottage, the venue Includes an extensive garden.