In 2017 Daily Mail columnist Craig Brown revealed how a reader of his book about Margaret Maam Darling: 99 Glimpses Of Princess Margaret had unearthed fresh information which some might view as startling. View our online Press Pack. Prince William and Kate Middleton's new home's scandal revealed | HELLO! The pair were in near-constant company during a three-month State tour of South Africa, which began in February 1947. In 1941, Adelaide Cottage became known as a grace-and-favour homea term used to describe houses owned by the queen that she lends out to royal family members or staff. However, his and Margaret's relationship - which was depicted in Netflix series The Crown - was scuppered by the Royal Marriages Act, whichstated no member of the Royal Family was permitted to marry a divorcee while the ex-partner was still living. The couple, who will also now be closer to the Queen's private apartments at Windsor Castle, will retain the 20-room Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace as a base in the capital - and this will also be the offices for their staff. It sits next to another property called Adelaide Lodge, which is empty and inhabitable due to problems with it not being underpinned. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. (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 familylikely Townsendthe 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. The switch to Windsor also means the Cambridges will be near to the home of the Duchess's parents, the Middletons, who live 45-minutes away by car in the village of Bucklebury. Eugenie "had been trying to secure Adelaide Cottage for a while." . But what it lacks in stature, this picture-postcard cottage standing in the shadows of Windsor Castle more than makes up for in its intriguing role in one of the best-known love affairs of the 20th century. Princess Margaret, pictured centre, had a scandalous affair with Group Captain Peter Townsend, pictured left, wearing sunglasses at the Farborough Air Show, Adelaide Cottage is only a short walk from Windsor Castle and is on the 655 acre estate. Louis, who will be in reception, will enjoy 'Forest Fridays' and be 'taken on a journey of discovery in the beautiful outdoors', the school's prospectus says, mirroring the Duchess of Cambridge's philosophy of the importance of outdoor play and spending time in nature. Lambrook School, which has existed 1860, is also where two of Queen Victoria's grandsons, Prince Christian Victor and Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, were pupils in 1878. The four-bedroom home, Adelaide Cottage, is a pretty Grade II listed four-bedroom home nestled in Windsors Home Park and it has a rather scandalous history. The Cambridges' new home Adelaide Cottage is a pretty Grade II listed four-bedroom home that was once home to Princess Margaret's lover Peter Townsend and was later allegedly offered by the Queen to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Townsend lived in the grace and favour property in the 1940s with his first wife Rosemary, so he could be on hand for the king in his role as equerry. But it is now widely believed it began years earlier, during that time when the two sisters were occasional visitors to Adelaide Cottage a time when, significantly, Townsend was never far from the Royal Family in his work for the King. Mr Perry says on the school website: 'We give our pupils the 'feathers to fly' so that when they move on to the next stage of their educational journey, they will spread their wings and will take flight; leaving as confident, happy, engaging, mature, considerate and thoughtful young adults who are outward-looking global citizens.'. According to Historic England, the public body which cares for Englands historic buildings and places, Adelaide Cottage is a picturesque two-storey stucco-faced dwelling with casement windows, and elaborate pierced bargeboards edging the roof. They will pay rent from their private account. The renovations, said to come to 1.5 million, were paid for mostly from the royal family's private funds. The main school building is a large white 19th-century country mansion. At the time, the Royal Marriages Act stipulated that no member of the royal family was allowed to marry a divorced person, if their ex-partner was still alive. Adelaide Cottage (formerly known as Adelaide Lodge) is a house in Windsor Home Park just east of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire. Lambrook, a Christian school, prides itself on its high academic standards, with a pass rate of 100 per cent for the Common Entrance exam - taken by private school pupils as part of the selective admissions process at age 13. From the age of four the duke went to Wetherby School, also in west London, before spending five years at Ludgrove School in Berkshire. The Good Schools Guide describes it as a 'classic prep school' with a 'heart of gold', and tells of how youngsters get to 'run and run' in the vast grounds with 'total freedom to explore, provided you've got your wellies on'. 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The home was described as modest and lowkey, with little changing since its erection 200 years ago and it seems the Cambridges are determined to keep it that way. Most recently, it housed Simon Rhodes the son of the Queens cousin Margaret until he died in 2016. Adelaide Cottage ensures William and Kate are close to her parents Carole and Michael Middleton (left and centre), and sister Pippa Matthews (right, pictured together at Westminster Abbey last December) in Bucklebury, Berkshire. The couple had no children, so his successor Queen Victoria, who was just 18 years old, ascended the throne. For other inquiries, Contact Us. She was told that if she married the military man, she must be stripped of her royal privileges including her income. Talk Education said there is a 'sense of delicious freedom' while the Good Schools Guide said one mother was 'mystified by how they get pupils back for lessons, but like clockwork they tumble in, ruddy-cheeked and full of fresh air'. Her beloved King Charles spaniel Dash, whom she would dress in a scarlet jacket and blue trousers, was buried there after his death in 1840. It was built in 1831 as a retreat for William IV's wife Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, and was also known to be a favourite home of Queen Victoria who often ate her breakfast there. The move is in keeping of with the desires of Prince William's late mother, Princess Diana, who is said to have strived for a 'normal life' for him and his brother, despite their royal status. Its entrance bears the initials AR (Adelaide Regina) and the date of 1831. She also studied art and music, and is fluent in French. William and Kate will retain Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace as a base in London, where their staff will be located, The Cambridges also intend to also keep their current country home at Anmer Hall on theSandringham estate in Norfolk, Adelaide Cottage is seen, circa 1900. But it appears first refusal has gone to William and Kate - who had also been looking at Frogmore House and Fort Belvedere on the Windsor estate, before both were considered unsuitable. Fees cost 4,389 a term for Reception to Year 2 pupils such as Louis, 6,448 per term for Years 3-4 like Charlotte, and 6,999 per term for George through Years 5-8. Inside shocking royal scandal that haunts Kate Middleton and Prince The Cambridges in April 2020, in front of Anmer Hall. In 2017, Craig Brown, who authored Maam Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret, reported allegations that their affair began as early as 1947. Since then, Adelaide Cottage has remained largely out of the spotlight but continued to host courtiers and dignitaries. It was once home to Princess Margaret's lover Peter Townsend, who lived. The principal bedroom has a coved ceiling decorated with gilded dolphins and rope ornament reused from the 19th century royal yacht Royal George, and a good marble Graeco-Egyptian fireplace. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Princess Margaret played with the children on the lawn and Peter Townsend, off duty, sat back in a deckchair, a 1950 newspaper report explained. He spent part of the school year in 1966 as an exchange student at the Geelong Church of England Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia - the first member of the British royal family to attend an overseas Commonwealth school. Battle of Britain pilot Townsend had a toddler son, Giles, and another on the way when he was made the King's equerry in February 1944. FYI, Home Park is fully private and administered by the royal estate, and it's also where. The couple hired her in 2014 to help look after George when he was aged just eight months and she has lived with the family for almost nine years. A 1958 report from the Daily Mail that recounted the occasion said: 'It was the first of many Sunday visits. Four bedroom detached rental properties in Windsor with substantially less land are currently priced at anywhere between 3,000 to 5,750 a month. Electricity was delivered to it via cables from Windsor Castle, but the current was so poor that only a vacuum cleaner and a small electric heater could be used at once. Design [ edit] The cottage incorporates building materials of John Nash 's Royal Lodge from Windsor Great Park. But Townsend, an RAF pilot who fought in The Battle of Britain during World War Two, was happy and it became his first marital home with his wife Rosemary. Prince William and Kate Middleton's new home, Adelaide Cottage, has a They wanted to be able to give George, Charlotte and Louis a bit more freedom than they have living in central London. However, the property was not held in high regard and was described by one newspaper as a poky and unattractive residence hidden behind a 10ft privet hedge. Set in 52 acres of idyllic Berkshire countryside, Lambrook School gives its pupils 'feathers to fly' and a 'delicious sense of freedom'. The royal couple will move to the Queen's Windsor estate Adelaide Cottage dates back to 1831 when it was built as a retreat for William IV's wife Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, but it has quite . Queen Victoria often visited the cottage for breakfast or tea, according to the Royal Collection Trust. As well as being closer to the Queen, the royals will also be much nearer to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's UK home of Frogmore Cottage as well as Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's mansion, Royal Lodge. It has been described as chastely elegant and has a delightful shade at all hours of the day that will be enjoyed by the Cambridges children. Other benefits include neighbouring Windsor Great Park, which spans more than 5,000 acres, with its Long Walk leading up to Windsor Castle, deer park and woodland trails in the Valley Gardens. But one Mumsnet user wrote: 'I have been rather put off by the size of Lambrook, and the reputation of 'Lambrook' parents. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are seeking a life away from the 'fishbowl' of their current official residence of Kensington Palace in London in a bid to put their children first and give the 'most normal' life possible. Prince William and Duchess Kate's new abode is a Grade II-listed home which is owned by the Queen and is a "grace-and-favour" home which she can choose to offer up to anyone she likes. Inside Adelaide Cottage, the new home of Prince William, Kate and kids But they will also keep their 10-bedroom Norfolk country mansion Anmer Hall, which was a gift from the Queen, has a swimming pool and tennis court and underwent large-scale building work at their own cost. Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine, said: 'Relocating to Adelaide Cottage in the ultra-private Home Park at Windsor takes away the 'goldfish-bowl' aspect of the Cambridge family's life. Adelaide Cottage is only a short walk from Windsor Castle, meaning William and Kate and their children will be close to the Queen Although it remains unclear when the pair's romance began, the. To allow the couple to marry, the Queen had to grant permission and asked her then-25-year-old sister to wait three years. It was built in 1831 on the site of the old Head Keeper's Lodge on the North Slopes of Home Park. Margaret's love affair rocked the Establishment, but the princess announced in 1955 that the pair would not marry. It has some 20 rooms and a large, private walled garden. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. The previous year, the Townsends had divorced. Despite the allegations, it has never been clarified whether the couple were intimate before Townsends divorce. He died in 1995. He went on to have a difficult time at secondary school as a teenager. Its official: Prince William and Kate Middleton are moving. (Wikimedia Commons) During Queen Victoria's reign, it became an idyllic, upscale guesthouse, holding a similar reputation to Frogmore Cottage. William and Kate, both 40, who have been based at Kensington Palace since 2017, are said to want to give the youngsters a country upbringing and want to be closer to the Duchess's parents, Michael and Carole Middleton. Other benefits include neighbouring Windsor Great Park, which spans more than 5,000 acres, with its Long Walk leading up to Windsor Castle, deer park and woodland trails in the Valley Gardens. Lambrook's on-site orchard is home to pigs, chickens and rabbits, available to cuddle during tutor time wellbeing walks, bees with hives, and visiting lambs, and George and Charlotte will have an enrichment afternoon every Monday to complement their academic studies. The south entrance is flanked by paired diagonally set chimneys with stepped bases, and the house has a porte-cochere, a canopied entrance to provide shelter. Queen Victoria's crush. The couple allegedly went for a viewing and liked it but ultimately moved to Frogmore Cottage before quitting the UK entirely. Kensington Palace confirmed today that the royal couple and their three children are relocating to Windsor, England. Adelaide Cottage is only a short walk from Windsor Castle and is on the 655 acre estate. The house, which features a fountain in the centre of the garden, was more recently home to Simon Rhodes, the son of the Queens late first cousin Margaret Rhodes. While there is no proof they were intimate at that stage, the reader had uncovered notes among official paper showing that on the visit to the shipyard, on which Townsend accompanied her, a request was made for them to have adjoining bedrooms at Hillsborough Castle, the then governors official residence in Belfast. The romance of Peter Townsend and Princess Margaret, however, is doomed. The move was completed. The location offers the family easy access to the private 655-acre Home Park and the historic royal estate's network of drives, gardens, farms, nearby trout stream, Frogmore House and Royal Mausoleum, and Queen Victoria's Walk flanked by cedars. So popular, in fact, that a new private carriageway was created for her. Its unclear when the affair between Townsend and Margaret began but some have speculated it was as early as 1947 when she was nearly 17 years old and he was 32. After her father succeeded to the throne in 1936 and she became the heir, she was taught constitutional history and law. Despite its proximity to the monarch's residence, the living conditions in the cottage were in stark contrast to its mightier neighbour. Not only that, her beloved King Charles spaniel, Dash, was buried in the grounds. It is here that they plan to stay for many, many years to come.'. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. The four-bedroom property has a rich (and a bit scandalous) history. Its four-bedrooms mean that for the first time since she joined the family, William and Kate's full-time nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo will live elsewhere, as will other staff including the housekeeper and the chef, giving the Cambridges more privacy. The telephone rang and it was someone saying Would Peter go riding with Princess Margaret? He was not on duty and he went, they claimed. Although he made quite an impression on her. But the cottage was also home to a passionate romance which when the Queen's sister fell in love with. The impressive property has been. Above: Townsend with Princess Margaret in 1955, after their affair had become public knowledge, According to a source, the Queen offered the Grade-II listed property to Harry and Meghan as a gift shortly after they married. In 1944, Adelaide Cottage became the residence for Group Captain Peter Townsend while he was serving as the equerry (officer of honour) to King George VI. They had no other demands than a pleasant family home close to schools and the Queen. The cottage had major renovations in 2015, which means the Cambridges would not face a big bill to remodel it. 'Sometimes the King and Queen arrived to collect their daughters, more often Peter ran them home himself. Princess Elizabeth, now the Queen, her mother Queen Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, as a teenager before the romance began, would regularly take tea in the gardens of the cottage with the Townsends and their two young sons. One courtier recalled being at the cottage for the birthday party of one of the Townsend children. Adelaide Cottage was most recently home to Simon Rhodes, the son of the Queen's cousin and friend Margaret Rhodes. Prince William and Kate Middleton officially move to Adelaide Cottage And he went.. A royal spokesman said at the time: 'This is the duke and duchess's one and only official residence. 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The four-bed property, which was built in 1831, is situated on the 655-acre Windsor estate and will need no further tax-payer funding for renovations, security or live-in staff. A year after the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018, it was earmarked as a home for the then-royals. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's new home, Adelaide Cottage, is creating a scandal, but it's not the first time. Relocating to Adelaide Cottage means William, Kate, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are just 10 minutes' walk south east from 'Gan Gan' the Queen at Windsor Castle. Gordonstoun is also where Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex were taught. It was once home to Princess Margaret's lover Peter Townsend, who lived in the grace and favour property in the 1940s with his first wife Rosemary to be on hand for the king in his role as equerry. Back when it was built in 1831 by King William IV for his wife Queen Adelaide, the cottage was a day . We are not super wealthy, nor are we city people or country landholders!'. One royal source said Prince Andrew "had been trying to secure Adelaide Cottage for a while for when she moves out of Frogmore" and "before Andrew's most recent scandal, it was definitely . 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. And by that I mean. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret visited when Townsend's second son was born and King George VI was named as the child's godfather. With 620 pupils, it is a larger than average pre-prep and prep school but billed as not as pushy as its London counterparts, with some of its intake being bussed in from west London and Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey. William and Kate will also give up their live-in Norland nanny, Maria Borrallo, for the first time when they move to Adelaide Cottage. He was honoured with an effusive inscription on his grave reading: Here lies Dash, The favourite spaniel of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, In his 10th year, His attachment was without selfishness, His playfulness without malice, His fidelity without deceit, Reader, If you would be beloved and die regretted, Profit by the example of Dash.. A cottage orn, or "decorated cottage", it has a pinkish-white stucco exterior and ornamental roof trimmings.Historic England reports that the master bedroom features gilded dolphins and rope ornament originally used on the royal yacht, HMY Royal George, as well as a marble Greco-Egyptian fireplace. Despite its proximity to the monarch's residence, the living conditions in the cottage were in stark contrast to its mightier neighbour. William's first experience of school was Mrs Mynor's Nursery School in west London which he joined aged three. Adelaide Cottage secrets: The Royal scandal linked to Prince William They will be able to draw from a huge range of activities for this including farming, bee-keeping, chess, mountain biking, ballet, tap, jazz, mini-masterchef, polo, podcast-making, scuba diving, skiing, as well as life-saving, survival, debating and public speaking. But the most intriguing interlude in the cottages history came with the appointment of Peter Townsend to the Kings staff. The Cambridges' new home Adelaide Cottage is a pretty Grade II listed four-bedroom home that was lived in byPrincess Margaret's lover Peter Townsend and was later allegedly offered by the Queen to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It was built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide as a summer retreat and used to be the grace and favour home of Peter Townsend, whose love affair with Princess Margaret rocked the monarchy in the 1950s. William and Kate can also immerse themselves in the school's busy social life amid reports of plentiful Lambrook get-togethers and helpful WhatsApp groups. It was made ahead of a trip to Hillsborough Castle, the then-governors official home in Belfast. Sign up to The Royal Life newsletter to get your weekly dose of royal lifestyle inspiration, from the must-see fashion moments to sneak peeks into royal homes and wellness news. She recounted how courtiers noticed Townsend spending more time with Margaret as his marriage faltered. Peter was a divorced man when he became engaged to Princess Margaret, which caused an uproar about a divorced man being welcomed into the royal fold. WATCH: Prince William reveals why he didn't like living with Prince Harry. King George VI, pictured left with the then Princess Elizabeth, appointed war hero Townsend as his equerry and allowed him to stay in the cottage. Do not sell or share my personal information. ITS the royal residence with a murky, scandalous past that nearly ripped the Royal Family apart. The house, which features a fountain in the centre of the garden, was more recently home to Simon Rhodes, the son of the Queen's late first cousin Margaret Rhodes. All the essentials: top fashion stories, editors picks, and celebrity style. The four-bedroom cottage was once home to Princess Margaret's love interest Peter Townsend, and the relationship was met with disapprovalwithin the monarchy. Back when it was built in 1831 by King William IV for his wife Queen Adelaide, the cottage was a day retreat for the royal couple. (A newspaper report at the time called it quaintly elegant.) During Queen Victorias reign, it became an idyllic, upscale guesthousea reputation also held by Prince Harry and Meghan Markles home of Frogmore: Initially, Adelaide Cottage had a similar status to Frogmore House. Just yesterday, Kate and her children Charlotte and Louis were spotted sitting in economy on a budget flight to Inverness Airport with their nanny and a security team as they travelled to Balmoral to holiday with the Queen.
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