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Two families living near Kate Middleton<\/a> and Prince William<\/a>‘s soon-to-be residence were asked to vacate their homes ahead of the royal family’s move.\n<\/p>\n Kate and William, both 43, and their three children \u2014 Prince George<\/a>, Princess Charlotte <\/a>and Prince Louis<\/a> \u2014 moved to Adelaide Cottage<\/a> on the Windsor royal estate three years ago. Now, the family is preparing to relocate to Forest Lodge later this year<\/a> \u2014 and two nearby households have since departed in preparation, PEOPLE can confirm.\n<\/p>\n The families were asked to leave cottages located near the eight-bedroom Windsor Great Park property earlier this summer, according to a new report from the Daily Mail<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n The cottages were previously converted from stables on the property and rented out by the Crown Estate, per the outlet.\n<\/p>\n PEOPLE understands that there have been no eviction notices, and the tenants have since moved to similar or better housing within the Great Park, with everyone remaining in Crown Estate properties.<\/p>\n Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park, pictured in 2018.<\/p>\n English Heritage\/Heritage Images\/Getty<\/p>\n The tenants “were not expecting it,\u201d a source told the Daily Mail. \u201cThose houses are very close to the lodge, so they’re not going to want any Tom, Dick or Harry living in those houses if there are going to be royals there.\u201d\n<\/p>\n The outlet reported that new shrubs and privacy screens have been added at Forest Lodge in anticipation of the Prince and Princess of Wales\u2019 move.\n<\/p>\n Forest Lodge is also undergoing some minor renovations ahead of the family\u2019s move, which Kate and William are paying for themselves. (Prince William receives around $30 million a year<\/a> from the Duchy of Cornwall Estate.)\n<\/p>\n \u201cThe Wales family will move house later this year,\u201d a spokesperson at Kensington Palace previously confirmed to PEOPLE.\n<\/p>\n The royal family will likely remain in Forest Lodge even when William becomes King.\n<\/p>\n