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The Rich—And Scandalous—History of Adelaide Cottage, Prince William and Kate Middleton’s New Home

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September 22, 2022
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The Rich—And Scandalous—History of Adelaide Cottage, Prince William and Kate Middleton’s New Home

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Townsend had mixed feelings about living in the Grade II listed historic home, which, at the time, was in need of renovation. “In the spring of 1945, with our second child on the way, the king proposed that we should move our abode to a small ‘grace and favor’ house, Adelaide Cottage, in the home park of Windsor Castle,” Townsend wrote in his memoir, Time and Chance. “It was a generous gesture for which I felt deeply grateful, despite the limited amenities of the house.”

He described the home as an “icebox” in the winter, as it had only two radiators: “In the drawing room, surrounded by French windows, it was sometimes necessary to wrap up in an overcoat and scarf,” Townsend wrote. Yet in the summer, he recalls, it was “delightful.” He lived there until 1952.

Adelaide Cottage has certainly been modernized since the days of Queen Victoria and Peter Townsend. (Townsend, it seems, also contended with bad timing when it came to his upgrade requests: Roberts found that when the occupant of Adelaide Cottage requested central heating in the mid-1940s for his young family—likely Townsend—“the Office of Works replied that it was impossible to contemplate such works at present ‘while all our efforts are directed to the repair of bomb damage in London.’”) Adelaide received several upgrades in 1955 after Townsend moved out, and work continued throughout the decades. In the 1960s, for example, Roberts found that “for many years (until 1963) a waterfall descended the hill through a rockery behind the house; it was removed in an attempt to reduce the damp conditions within.” More work was reported in the 1990s, and in 2015, it’s said the property underwent an extensive renovation.

But it’s likely some old-world touches still remain: Much of the cottage was originally furnished with “chastely elegant” furniture from the nearby Royal Lodge and the grounds included an expansive garden.

Sounds like quite the place to come home to.

This post was originally published in Vogue.


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