Prince and Princess of Wales plan move to Forest Lodge while focusing on family life
Prince William is reinforcing his “royalty with a small R” philosophy as he and Catherine prepare for the next stage of their lives with their children.
Royal expert Jennie Bond told The Mirror that the future king is determined to give his family the stability and privacy he lacked in childhood. “William is focused on creating a stable and private family life: the kind he never had when he was growing up. And so he wants to keep his family firmly rooted,” she explained. “He’s already defined the way he wants to do things: he calls it royalty with a small R. I think a ‘forever’ home at Forest Lodge is in keeping with that philosophy.”
Later this year, the couple are expected to leave Adelaide Cottage, their current four-bedroom residence, for Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park. The eight-bedroom home is intended to be their permanent base, even after William eventually becomes king.
Not everyone, however, believes they can fully step back from London life. Royal commentator Hugo Vickers told Page Six, “They will have to have a London base… The king has to be somewhere convenient to the centre of government.”
For now, William and Catherine remain focused on raising their children in a quieter setting, keeping family life at the centre of their plans for the future.
