Kate Middleton and Prince William have strict rules to follow when home alone
It's been over a year now since the Wales family moved into their new home on the Windsor Castle estate.
Prince William and Princess of Wales Kate relocated to Adelaide Cottage in September, and since then the young family has mourned the loss of the Queen, celebrated a Coronation and seen eldest Prince George mark his first decade. But while less stately than Kensington Palace, the family's home still comes with some strict rules.
With it being a Grade-II listed property, even the future King and Queen can't simply do what they like with it. Its protected status means William and Kate would need permission for any alterations - even something as simple as replacing a window or knocking down a wall.
Listed buildings - usually buildings which are old or have particular historic or architectural significance - are protected from major work being carried out without a green light. At almost 200 years old, the late-Georgian Adelaide Cottage was built in 1831 as a retreat for the Queen with the same name.
The family aren't allowed to knock down any walls without permission (PA)The home is tucked among 655 acres of the Windsor estate giving lots of space for royal children George, Charlotte and Louis to stretch their legs. It's also closer to Lambrook School where they currently attend - as well as Eton, where it's thought the eldest Prince will at some point attend.
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The cottage, though modest by Royal standards, has some impressive features. These include a marble Graeco-Egyptian fireplace and a master bedroom with a coved ceiling featuring gilded dolphins and rope decoration from the Royal Yacht Royal George.
But despite the opulent features, the cottage only has four bedrooms, one each for the couple and their three children. Meaning no room for guests to come and stay. According to The Sun, the family doesn't have live-in staff, which will be a big change for George, Charlotte and Louis. Their nanny, Maria Borallo, used to live with them at Kensington Palace and Anmer Hall.
MailOnline reports that the property offers privacy with its seven gated entrances and exits to Windsor Castle. The cottage has also had some well-known residents in the past, including Group Captain Peter Townsend known for his doomed romance with Princess Margaret.
Townsend, an RAF pilot and equerry to King George VI, was a married father-of-two. His relationship with Margaret, despite their 16-year age gap and his divorce, came to light when a journalist saw Margaret picking lint off Townsend's jacket at the Queen's coronation in 1953.
The couple got engaged in April 1953, but couldn't marry due to the Royal Marriage Act 1772, which didn't allow royals to marry a divorced person while their ex-spouse was still alive.
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