The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s move to four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage means they are ‘without a nanny for the first time in their children’s lives’.
- Prince William and Kate Middleton are reportedly to be uprooted from Kensington
- Your young children will not have a Spanish Norland nanny Maria Borrallo on hand
- She was hired by the royal couple to look after George, Charlotte and Louis
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s move to a four-bedroom house on the Windsor estate will mean they will “be without a live-in nanny for the first time in their children’s lives”.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are reportedly set to uproot their family from Kensington, west London, to Adelaide Cottage in Berkshire this summer to be closer to the Queen.
However, their young children will not have Spanish Norland nanny Maria Borrallo on hand as she will live elsewhere, according to The Telegraph.
Ms Borrallo was hired by Kate and William, both 40, to look after Prince George, 9, when he was eight months old and she is now also looking after Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are reportedly to uproot their family from Kensington, west London, to a four-bed estate in Windsor “to be closer to the Queen”.
The four bedroom Adelaide Cottage (pictured) which has recently been refurbished and is on the Windsor estate
The “Spanish Supernanny” was educated at the renowned Norland College, which has been making nannies for the rich and famous since 1892.
Rebuilt in 1831, Cambridge’s new Grade II listed retreat is a short walk from St George’s Chapel and Windsor Castle and sits proudly on the 655-acre Berkshire royal estate.
Sources close to the family suggest the Cambridges were keen to be closer to the 96-year-old Queen, who has been suffering from episodic mobility issues in recent months, and also to secure a good school for their three children.
George, Charlotte and Louis are being pulled out of their current prep school in Battersea and are all expected to start school locally when the new academic term starts in September.
Rebuilt in 1831, Cambridge’s new Grade II listed retreat is a short walk from St George’s Chapel and Windsor Castle and sits proudly on the 655-acre Berkshire royal estate
The move also marks a fresh start for the senior royals and their family of five as they further cement their place among the most influential members of The Firm.
A source told The Sun: “Kate and William were desperate for a modest home to start their new life in Windsor.
‘Adelaide Cottage fits the bill because it’s a four bedroom house and they don’t need more as they don’t have staff living in the house.
“They had no other pretensions than a comfortable family home close to schools and the Queen.
“They insisted they didn’t want anything too flashy or something refurbished or added security so as not to burden the taxpayer.”
Adelaide Cottage: The Cambridges’ new 19th-century Grade II listed home, nestled near Windsor Castle on the 655-acre Royal Estate
Rebuilt in 1831, Cambridge’s new Grade II listed retreat is a short walk from St George’s Chapel and Windsor Castle and sits proudly on the 655-acre Berkshire royal estate.
The four bedroom Adelaide Cottage has in recent years been used as a house of grace for royal staff and friends of the family.
The cottage underwent a major refurbishment in 2015, meaning the Cambridges wouldn’t have to spend millions to remodel the house.
But it still retains original features, including a Greco-Egyptian marble fireplace and a master bedroom with a vaulted ceiling decorated with gilded dolphins and rope ornaments reused from the royal yacht Royal George.
It also has seven gated entrances and exits to Windsor Castle, allowing the family to come and go in relative privacy.
The property was built in the early 19th century as a retreat for William IV’s wife, Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.
Adelaide Cottage was also known as Queen Victoria’s favorite place to stay, as she often ate breakfast there.
The four bedroom home has a rich and colorful history to draw on.
After World War II it was the scene of a major royal scandal when it housed Group Captain Peter Townsend.
Townsend, the dashing RAF pilot and equerry to King George VI, later became Princess Margaret’s ex-lover.
Their relationship would be doomed by the Royal Marriages Act, which stated that no member of the royal family could marry a divorced person while the ex-partner was still alive.