Princess Kate And William Are Moving Home To Leave 'unhappy Memories Behind'

LONDON — Britain's Prince William and Princess Kate are preparing to move to a caller location successful pursuit of a “fresh start" aft a challenging play for nan family.

The royals, on pinch their children George, Charlotte, and Louis, will relocate to nan eight-bedroom Forest Lodge successful Windsor Great Park.

The family person lived astatine Adelaide Cottage wrong nan Windsor Castle grounds since August 2022, but aft a tumultuous play marked by nan decease of Queen Elizabeth II and Kate's crab treatment, they felt it was nan correct clip for a change.

“Windsor has go their home. However, complete nan past fewer years while they person lived astatine Adelaide Cottage location person been immoderate really difficult times,” a royal root told NBC News.

“Moving gives them an opportunity for a caller commencement and a caller chapter; an opportunity to time off immoderate of nan much unhappy memories behind. This is simply a move for nan long-term. They spot it arsenic their everlastingly home,” nan root added.

William and Kate astatine Windsor Castle successful July. Chris Jackson / Getty Images

The family first moved from London’s Kensington Palace to Windsor 3 years ago.

This latest move is being funded privately, pinch William and Kate paying marketplace rent. As pinch Adelaide Cottage, nan family will not person live-in staff.

In summation to their caller Windsor home, nan family maintains different residences, including Anmer Hall successful Norfolk, wherever they walk overmuch of nan schoolhouse holidays.

Their offices stay astatine Kensington Palace.

At nan extremity of past year, William described nan erstwhile 12 months arsenic “brutal,” and “the hardest twelvemonth successful my life,” pursuing crab diagnoses for some his woman and his father, King Charles III.

Kate announced this January that she was successful remission, months aft completing her chemotherapy treatment. She said successful July of emotion she had to put connected a “brave face” but uncovering nan play aft her curen "really ... difficult.”