\n William and Kate and their children George, Charlotte, and Louis will soon be moving to Windsor Great Park’s Forest Lodge – said to be their new ‘forever home’.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Although it’s only four miles away from their current house Adelaide Cottage, once they make the move, their nearest neighbours will be those living in Cranbourne Hall Residential Park.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Residents on the estate were delighted to find out about their new proximity to the royal family – who they described as “wonderful” and “good for the country”.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n They said they were excited to welcome William and Kate to the area – and even had some tips for the best places to visit.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Jean Reeve, 87, said she would be happy to have the family in the area – but hoped the public would let them live in peace.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “I’m happy for them. I welcome them. But I hope the public allow them to live their quietly as a family.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It’s a less private spot than their previous home – from what I know about the location. So I’d hate for people to always be going past and saying, ‘Oh, that’s where they live.’\n<\/p>\n
\n “They have young children after all. They deserve privacy.”\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n (Image: James Linsell Clark \/ SWNS)\n<\/p>\n
\n Mrs Reeve, who has lived in the area for 40 years, said William and Kate were probably her favourite members of the royal family.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “I think they are going to be good for the country.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “I was a teenager when the Queen was crowned and she did a lot for this country.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “But now young blood is a good idea.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “And William and Kate are lovely. They’re young. They’re family-orientated. They’re always with their children.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “It’s a new style of monarchy. They’d like to be treated as normal people.”\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Mrs Reeve wondered whether she would spot the family at any of her regular spots – such as the newsagent at the end of the estate.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “I wonder if they’ll use the shop? It will be their nearest now.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Steven Scorgie, 57, was also keen to welcome the royals to the neighbourhood.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “I’m happy to hear they’re moving this way. It’ll be nice to have some nice neighbours.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “I hope they say the same about me!\n<\/p>\n
\n “I’ll invite them in for a cuppa if they want.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Scorgie said he had always been a fan of the royals – most likely because his father served the British Army as a Scots Guard.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “I’m a fan of the royals. They bring a lot of trade into this country.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “And my father served the Queen. So I was brought up that way.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Discussing tips for the area, Mr Scorgie suggested William and Kate visit his favourite drinking spot.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “They should go to the Fifield Inn,” Mr Scorgie said. “That’s my favourite pub.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Meanwhile, Rose and Norman Noyce, both 85, also gushed over the Prince and Princess of Wales.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Rose said: “I’m really happy about it. They’re my favourite royals. I think they’re wonderful people and will make a great King and Queen.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I just hope they don’t mind living near us.”\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Norman was also pleased by the move – but admitted he was used to being near royals as he once installed TV aerials on parts of the Crown Estate, including the Royal Household Bowling Club.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “I met the Queen, Princess Margaret, and Fergie.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “The Queen even used to come down and watch the games at the club.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The couple said they wondered whether William and Kate would try shopping in Bracknell.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Rose said: “They often seem to be out and about so I wouldn’t be too surprised.\u00a0\u00a0We often go to Bracknell.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “But I’m sure they’ll be shopping in some places we can’t afford.”\n<\/p>\n
\n (Image: James Linsell Clark \/ SWNS)\n<\/p>\n
\n Cynthia Sullivan, 72, who has lived in Cranbourne for 16 years, was also positive when she heard the news.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “Well that’s exciting to hear.\u00a0\u00a0I think they’re a lovely family. I wish them the best.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “It’s only a short move for them so I’m sure they know the area well. But they will be nearer two pubs – The Duke of Edinburgh and The Rose – so they’ll be good to visit.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “I think Harry and Meghan used to go there.”\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Cynthia, who works as a teacher at a nearby primary school, said she thought most of her neighbours would be happy to be near William and Kate.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “I’ve never heard anyone around here say anything anti-royalist.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “I think most people tend to like them around here.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “The children do too. When the Queen died we set up a memorial – and all the children wrote their own notes.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “It was sweet.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Nicola Berry, 50, was shocked by how close Forest Lodge was to Cranbourne Residential Park.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “I heard they were moving but I didn’t realise they’d be so close. Welcome, I suppose!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"William and Kate and their children George, Charlotte, and Louis will soon be moving to Windsor Great Park’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-409202","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-kate-middleton","12":"tag-prince-of-wales","13":"tag-prince-william","14":"tag-princess-of-wales","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family","18":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115171751641032843","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409202","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=409202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}