There is a verandah with bargeboard eaves on the east side. Lambrook was founded in 1860 and two of Queen Victoria's grandsons, Prince Christian Victor and Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, attended, with Victoria travelling from Windsor Castle to watch them in plays and at cricket matches. Adelaide Cottage features a marble Graeco-Egyptian fireplace and a principal bedroom with a coved ceiling featuring gilded dolphins and rope ornament reused from the Royal yacht Royal George. The principal bedroom has a coved ceiling decorated with gilded dolphins and rope ornament reused from the 19th century royal yacht Royal George, and a good marble Graeco-Egyptian fireplace. She joined the public school, where fees are now up to 6,845 per term, in 1986 when her family returned to the UK after spending two-and-a-half years in Jordan where she attended a nursery school. In the Channel 5 documentary Scandals At The Palace, former royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter said: An eagle-eyed reporter saw Margaret brush a bit of fluff off Group Captain Peter Townsends RAF tunic and royals dont brush fluff off the hired helps tunic.. Even closer is Frogmore Cottage, which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex use when visiting the UK, although the brothers' long-running fallout makes it unlikely they will be socialising together any time soon. Design [ edit] The cottage incorporates building materials of John Nash 's Royal Lodge from Windsor Great Park. She will however be kept on full-time by the family. Headmaster Jonathan Perry is known for his charm, and performed a rock-and-roll dance and jumped on chairs to cheer up pupils during lockdown. It is the same park where Windsor Castle sits. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. 'It's something they have thought long and hard about and this is a decision they have not taken lightly. Play it now! Anmer Hall will now be one of three homes for the family. The secluded red brick Georgian mansion sits on the monarch's vast, private Sandringham estate in Norfolk and is a short drive from Sandringham House. It wasnt until 1952 when the Townsends divorced that the public became aware of the couples relationship, but some have claimed their romance began much earlier. The main school building is a large white 19th-century country mansion. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. As a toddler, George went to Westacre Montessori School near the Cambridges' Norfolk home, Anmer Hall, while a young Charlotte went to Willcocks Nursery School, near Kensington Palace, in 2018, followed by Louis in 2021. It was built in 1831 as a retreat for William IV's wife Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. But their new home at Adelaide Cottage is nestled in the heart of the Crown Estate's Home Park, with much more scope for horse riding, walking the family dog and playing away from prying eyes. The south entrance is flanked by paired diagonally set chimneys with stepped bases, and the house has a porte-cochere, a canopied entrance to provide shelter. It has been described as chastely elegant and has a delightful shade at all hours of the day that will be enjoyed by the Cambridges children. The bill amounts to 53,508's worth of fees in 2021-2022, not factoring in any future boarding which costs 1,481 per term per pupil for Y3-8, potential sibling discount if available, fee increases or the cost of uniform or trips. Relocating to Adelaide Cottage means William, Kate, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are just 10 minutes' walk south east from 'Gan Gan' the Queen at Windsor Castle. He, of course, was the dashing RAF pilot and later equerry to King George VI who would precipitate a scandal, becoming the divorced lover of Princess Margaret. It is the first time a future king and spares to the heir have been signed up for the private day and weekly boarding school near Ascot in Berkshire, which prides itself on its academic success teamed with an outdoor lifestyle. Prince George and Princess Charlotte began their school days happily at private day school Thomas's Battersea - a busy, cosmopolitan establishment in south London - with George starting in 2017 and Charlotte in 2019. Queen Victoria often visited the cottage for breakfast or tea, according to the Royal Collection Trust. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret visited when Townsend's second son was born and King George VI was named as the child's godfather. It was Dr Gailey who was cited as influencing William's university choice, having studied at St Andrews himself. The telephone rang and it was someone saying would Peter go riding with Princess Margaret? He was not on duty. But it is now widely believed it began years earlier, during that time when the two sisters were occasional visitors to Adelaide Cottage a time when, significantly, Townsend was never far from the Royal Family in his work for the King. Built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide, it is currently the principal residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales . Back when it was built in 1831 by King William IV for his wife Queen Adelaide, the cottage was a day retreat for the royal couple. Do not sell or share my personal information. It was a three-month State tour of South Africa, from February 1947 on which the two princesses accompanied the King and Queen that pitched Townsend, 32, and Margaret, then nearly 17, into near-constant company. Most recently, it housed Simon Rhodes the son of the Queens cousin Margaret until he died in 2016. Adelaide Cottage was built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide near to Windsor Castle. FYI, Home Park is fully private and administered by the royal estate, and it's also where. He was honoured with an effusive inscription on his grave reading: Here lies Dash, The favourite spaniel of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, In his 10th year, His attachment was without selfishness, His playfulness without malice, His fidelity without deceit, Reader, If you would be beloved and die regretted, Profit by the example of Dash.. It is the first time Lambrook has been chosen for a future king and his siblings. She stayed until she was 13 and was predominantly a day girl but in her later years also boarded for part of the week. The impressive property has been. She started afresh at Marlborough College, a 42,930-a-year co-educational boarding school in Wiltshire, where she went on to blossom, captaining the hockey team and doing well in her exams. The location offers the family easy access to the private 655-acre Home Park and the historic royal estate's network of drives, gardens, farms, nearby trout stream, Frogmore House and Royal Mausoleum, and Queen Victoria's Walk flanked by cedars. The couple have been planning a move to Berkshire since last year and royal aides have now revealed their children will all go to the same school, which is about seven miles away from their new home, from September. Adelaide Cottage was the couple's first choice when looking for a permanent home to settle with their three young children George, 8, Charlotte, 7, and Louis, 4. Eugenie "had been trying to secure Adelaide Cottage for a while." . Uniforms consist of blue and green tartan kilts for girls and and navy corduroy trousers for boys, plus check shirts, navy pullovers and blue and green ties. Adelaide Cottage had previously been mooted as a home for newlyweds Prince Harry and Meghan in 2018 who were at first living in Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace, before moving to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor. Despite the allegations, it has never been clarified whether the couple were intimate before Townsends divorce. Adelaide Cottage is owned by the Queen, but has been a "grace and favour" property since 1941 - that means, fellow royals or staff members are offered residence there rent-free (not a bad perk,. The house, which features a fountain in the centre of the garden, was more recently home to Simon Rhodes, the son of the Queens late first cousin Margaret Rhodes. Just yesterday, Kate and her children Charlotte and Louis were spotted sitting in economy on a budget flight to Inverness Airport with their nanny and a security team as they travelled to Balmoral to holiday with the Queen. For back in the years following the Second World War, Adelaide Cottage was the grace-and-favour home of Group Captain Peter Townsend. Kate oversaw the major renovations, including the conversion of wood stores into accommodation for the nanny and the creation of a garden room. Other benefits include neighbouring Windsor Great Park, which spans more than 5,000 acres, with its Long Walk leading up to Windsor Castle, deer park and woodland trails in the Valley Gardens. Harry Howard, History Correspondent For Mailonline, spotted sitting in economy on a budget flight to Inverness Airport, Do not sell or share my personal information. It is here that they plan to stay for many, many years to come.'. Townsend, who was a famous air force ace and personal 'equerry' or attendant to King George VI, would happen to be introduced to the King's daughters Elizabeth and . She was told that if she married the military man, she must be stripped of her royal privileges including her income. But what it lacks in stature, this picture-postcard cottage standing in the shadows of Windsor Castle more than makes up for in its intriguing role in one of the best-known love affairs of the 20th century. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. A cottage orn, or "decorated cottage", it has a pinkish-white stucco exterior and ornamental roof trimmings.Historic England reports that the master bedroom features gilded dolphins and rope ornament originally used on the royal yacht, HMY Royal George, as well as a marble Greco-Egyptian fireplace. There is a verandah with bargeboard eaves on the east side. When Townsends second son was born, King George VI was named the boys godfather and the christening tea, with two princesses in attendance, was held at Adelaide. Before William and Kate moved to 'KP' in 2013, royal aides insisted it would remain their main home for 'many, many years to come'. The cottage's interior was allegedly 'gloomy', with Victorian wallpaper and heavy furniture. It was built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide as a summer retreat and used to be the grace and favour home of Peter Townsend, whose love affair with Princess Margaret rocked the monarchy in the 1950s. Adelaide Cottage is located in Home Park in Windsor, a short walk from the Queen at Windsor Castle. SEE:Inside Kate Middleton and Prince William's stunning first home together, REVEALED:Why Prince William and Kate Middleton won't host Prince Harry and Meghan at new home, "I have reached this decision entirely alone, and in doing so I have been strengthened by the unfailing support and devotion of Group Captain Townsend.". The plush property was originally built as a retreat for Queen Adelaide, the wife of King William IV, in 1831. Its official: Prince William and Kate Middleton are moving. Queen Victoria often visited the cottage for breakfast or tea, according to the Royal Collection Trust. William and Kate move family to Windsor to 'put George, Charlotte and Louis first'. Adelaide Cottage dates back to 1831 when it was built as a retreat for William IV's wife Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, but it has quite recently been renovated so does not require too much attention ahead of the relocation. The four-bedroom property has a rich (and a bit scandalous) history. The Cambridges added a second kitchen, wanting a private family one in addition to the existing 350 sq ft kitchen. And parents enjoy the benefit of not having to deal with muddy PE kits. As royal residences go, Adelaide Cottage has neither the proportions nor grandeur of its larger, more illustrious neighbour. A royal spokesman said at the time: 'This is the duke and duchess's one and only official residence.