Prince William and Kate Middleton reportedly made a massive security upgrade to their new “forever” home in Windsor Great Park, England, due to privacy concerns.
According to the Mirror, the Prince and Princess of Wales are both 43-year-old Wales and Princess planting new trees and hedges on the eight-bedroom property, and are building fences to protect them from public places.
The outlet reported that painters and interior designers were busy decorating the interior, and scaffolding was found on the left side of the property.
Mirror reported that planning applications, edited in June, have been submitted to Windsor and the Royal District of Maidenhead Council.
The following month, permission was granted for minor exterior and interior changes to the property, including new windows and doors, as well as renovated ceilings and floors.
Middleton reportedly saw furniture from the property shopping. The pair and their three children, Prince Louis, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10 and 7, will move in by December.
The couple reportedly covers the renovation costs themselves, in order to avoid an increase in costs to taxpayers and pay market rent for new homes worth $21 million.
Page 6 contacted Kensington Palace for comment but did not immediately respond.
In July, Middleton and William were reported to be ready to move on from their Adelaide cottages as they “growed” their home.
Sources told US Sun that their families chose to move their March 2024 cancer diagnosis to be behind them.
“The move gives them a new start and a new chapter. We have the opportunity to leave some of the more unfortunate memories,” the source told Princess Sun, who was in remission.
After news surfaced about the Royals’ move, several nearby neighbours living at nearby Cranbourne Hall Residential Park expressed privacy concerns to the five families.
“I welcome them, but I hope they allow them to live there quietly as a family,” Jean Reeve, who has lived in the neighborhood for 40 years, told Daily Mail last month.
“It’s not a more private place than their previous home, because I know about the place,” the 87-year-old added. “So I hate how people are always going to go by and say, ‘Yes, that’s where they live.'”
Once William and his wife become king and queen, they cannot live full-time in a “eternal” house.
“The king must be a convenient location for the central government. They cannot expect a pastor to come to Windsor,” royal writer and friend Hugo Vickers told Page 6 on August 6. “William and Catherine are convinced that Buckingham Palace must be used as a London base and for ceremonial duties.”
