Princess Catherine Move Into New Home, Forest Lodge, with George

The relocation plans were first announced in August, with a Kensington Palace spokesperson confirming to PEOPLE, “The Wales family will move house later this year.”

When Prince William and Princess Kate moved their home base from Kensington Palace in London to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor three years ago, they wanted to test the new location to see if it worked for their family. Prince George, 12,

Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, started attending the nearby Lambrook School, and the location allows the Prince and Princess of Wales to balance parenting with their royal duties.

Speaking at the Irish Guards’ St. Patrick’s Day parade in March, Princess Kate told soldiers, “We are in Windsor at the moment. We were in London but moved there for more green space. It’s close enough to London, not too far away.”

Prince Louis of Wales, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince George of Wales, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales during Trooping The Colour 2025 on June 14, 2025 in London, England

Prince William and Kate Middleton with their children at Trooping the Colour in June 2025.Samir Hussein/WireImage

The move to Windsor put the family closer to Princess Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael, who are hands-on grandparents to George, Charlotte and Louis.