Kate Middleton and Prince William are reportedly on the move, but that isn’t exactly good news for King Charles III.
The July 26 report from The Mail on Sunday indicated that the Wales family was looking to upgrade their residence from their current cozy home at Adelaide Cottage. The move seems simple since King Charles III wanted his eldest son to take over Royal Lodge from Prince Andrew and then have the Duke of York move into the smaller Frogmore Cottage, once occupied by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Simple, right? Eh, not so fast!
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Per the U.K. outlet, the Prince and Princess of Wales are eyeing the “gothic-revival mansion” Fort Belvedere on Windsor Great Park grounds. With a sprawling 59 acres and a reported eight bedrooms, it would be a grand place for Kate, William, and their three children: Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, to settle down. Still, that isn’t ideal for the monarch whose real estate plans would be foiled by his eldest son moving to a different property.
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The Express shared that Prince Andrew is now “all smiles” because he’s essentially won the Royal Lodge feud. From removing his younger brother’s security to diminishing his allowance, Charles has been unsuccessful in his attempts to move Andrew somewhere else. Andrew has a 75-year lease that was signed by the Crown Estate when Queen Elizabeth II was alive, so it would have been hard for Charles to overcome that legal document.
There were rumors late last year that Prince Andrew found funding to stay in the home via his daughter, Princess Beatrice. She has ties to the Middle East, and it was speculated that she might have been the link to his sudden windfall. Remember, Andrew has not been a senior working royal since his Jeffrey Epstein scandal resurfaced again.
The Daily Mail debunked that theory in December 2024, as they believed that Charles was self-funding his controversial sibling. “He [Andrew] just doesn’t have that many friends anymore. He barely goes out, he’s not that welcome anywhere,” an insider claimed. “So, it’s got to be family, and the obvious person is the King. I mean, why would anybody who’s not family want to give him money when they’re not going to get anything out of it except a lot of flak?”
From the sounds of it, Andrew is in Royal Lodge for good. Kate and William may have foiled King Charles’ plans, and so, the Duke of York unbelievably wins again.
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