{"id":367723,"date":"2025-08-23T17:12:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T17:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/367723\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T17:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T17:12:17","slug":"prince-william-kate-middletons-new-home-has-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/367723\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William &#038; Kate Middleton&#8217;s New Home Has Safety Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/prince-william\/\" id=\"auto-tag_prince-william\" data-tag=\"prince-william\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/tags\/kate-middleton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kate-middleton\" data-tag=\"kate-middleton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234913060\/prince-william-kate-middleton-home-forest-lodge-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">move from Adelaide Cottage<\/a> to Forest Lodge later this year has been making waves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe royal couple is hinting that their \u201cforever home\u201d is going to change the look of the monarchy forever \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234913087\/prince-william-forest-lodge-king\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no Buckingham Palace<\/a>, it\u2019s all about their cozy, eight-bedroom quarters. Still, their relocation does raise some concerns for people who live in the Windsor area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNeighbor Jean Reeve spoke with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15024257\/Kate-Williams-new-neighbours-cuppa-Waleses-Windsor-forever-home.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Mail <\/a>and shared that the property is easier for the public to find than their current home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/parenting\/articles\/1234915702\/princess-charlotte-style-detail\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex@tablet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2157758672-1.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2157758672-1.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Charlotte\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\tRelated story<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRoyal Insiders Notice One Enduring Detail About Princess Charlotte\u2019s Style\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI welcome them. But I hope the public allows them to live there quietly as a family,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a less private spot than their previous home, from what I know about the location. So I\u2019d hate for people to always be going past and saying, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s where they live.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755969135_143_kate-middleton-prince-william.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755969135_143_kate-middleton-prince-william.jpg\" alt=\"Catherine, Princess of Wales, waves from the balcony of Buckingham Palace with Prince William, Prince of Wales and Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis during the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England. The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms takes place at Westminster Abbey today. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. \" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"768\" width=\"1024\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tSophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Kate Middleton, Prince William, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLEON NEAL\/GETTY IMAGES.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tReeve commented that the Prince and Princess of Wales \u201cdeserve privacy,\u201d and the family\u2019s safety already appears to be a royal concern. On Aug. 18, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/royals\/article-15007329\/william-kate-forever-home-families-leave-cottages.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Mail on Sunday<\/a> confirmed that two sets of families were \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234912927\/prince-william-kate-middleton-home-neighbors-forced-to-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked to leave their homes<\/a>\u201d near Forest Lodge. Their properties were owned and rented out by the Crown Estate, so the request was legal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe U.K. media outlet described the neighbors as \u201csurprised\u201d by the order, but they did comply and have since relocated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThey were told to move out. I guess they were given somewhere else, but they were told they had to move,\u201d an insider shared. \u201cThey were not expecting it. Those houses are very close to the lodge, so they\u2019re not going to want any Tom, Dick, or Harry living in those houses if there are going to be royals there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe major move was reportedly \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/articles\/1234913021\/kate-middleton-downsizing-royal-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">driven by Kate<\/a>,\u201d per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/life-style\/property-home\/article\/kate-is-downsizing-and-living-life-on-her-own-terms-now-xqbfh3wkg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Times,<\/a> because she\u2019s \u201centered a new phase of her life, post-cancer treatment,\u201d and a new, authentic Princess of Wales has emerged.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201c\u2026She\u2019s no longer prepared to fake the role of Princess, and this house move is part of a bigger shift towards \u2018normality\u2019 away from the stuffy world her husband\u2019s mother inhabited,\u201d a source said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKate and William\u2019s new residence is already undergoing renovations, and they will pick up the tab. The couple is ready for a fresh start, but let\u2019s hope their estate will provide them with the safety they require.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Before you go, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/2441165\/prince-william-kate-middleton-photos-then-and-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to see more photos of Prince William &amp; Kate Middleton through the years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/entertainment\/slideshow\/2441165\/prince-william-kate-middleton-photos-then-and-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2562349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/princw-william-kate-middleton-then-now.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"693\" height=\"390\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prince William and Kate Middleton\u2018s move from Adelaide Cottage to Forest Lodge later this year has been making&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,12389,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-367723","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-celebrity-homes","12":"tag-kate-middleton","13":"tag-prince-of-wales","14":"tag-prince-william","15":"tag-princess-of-wales","16":"tag-royal-families","17":"tag-royal-family","18":"tag-uk-royal-family","19":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115079200990710936","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}