Prince William and Kate Middleton Forced Out of Dream Windsor Home After Prince Andrew Refused to Move
Jack Obrien
Explosive new claims reveal that Prince William and Princess Kate never wanted to raise their family at Adelaide Cottage and only ended up there because Prince Andrew blocked them from taking Royal Lodge the sprawling mansion they had originally selected as their new Windsor base.
According to sources quoted in the Mail on Sunday the future King and Queen had set their sights on Royal Lodge when making plans to leave Kensington Palace and give Prince George Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis a more secluded upbringing. But Prince Andrew’s refusal to vacate the 30 room residence derailed their plans and forced them into a last minute compromise.
Insiders insist that Adelaide Cottage was never the intended destination. The modest four bedroom house became their reluctant home in August 2022 purely because Andrew would not shift from Royal Lodge despite mounting pressure and intense internal discussions.
The downgrade left William and Kate squeezed into a home a fraction of the size of the estate they had originally targeted. Adelaide Cottage sits just over three miles from Royal Lodge and while picturesque it lacks the space and privacy that the Waleses envisioned for their children’s long term upbringing.
The couple is now preparing to move again and this time to a property far closer to their original ambitions. Sources say they have chosen Forest Lodge an eight bedroom Georgian residence located roughly one mile from Royal Lodge inside Windsor Great Park.
The upcoming half term break has been identified as the most practical window to transition the children allowing Prince George Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to adapt away from school terms and press attention.
William and Kate reportedly view Forest Lodge as the perfect long term base for raising their children with freedom access to nature and safe distance from palace pressure. The estate offers the pastoral childhood they have repeatedly signaled is central to their parenting approach.
Forest Lodge like Royal Lodge sits inside the quiet stretches of Windsor Great Park surrounded by rolling fields and woodland where Prince Andrew is known to ride horses. The close proximity means the next royal generation may soon be living a short walk from the very home that once blocked them.
Royal observers note that the situation quietly exposes long running tensions between Prince William and Prince Andrew which have intensified behind the scenes as William tightens his influence over the future shape of the monarchy.
The scramble for Windsor living space is no small matter. Residences in the Great Park are not simple houses but strategic royal strongholds tied to long term planning publicity control and constitutional symbolism. That the heir apparent was forced into a lesser home because of Andrew’s refusal is seen as a humiliation that may not be forgotten during the next reign.
With the move to Forest Lodge reportedly locked in the Wales family is finally set to reclaim the countryside lifestyle they originally drafted before Prince Andrew stalled the plan.
Jack Obrien
