Although we have very little information about Nott Cott’s size, given that even part time Royals at the time William and Catherine spent such a short amount of time there after George’s birth it seems pretty obvious that Nott Cott won’t be adequate for full time Royals Harry and Meghan + baby + nanny + Doria for a short while at least, I assume.
I’m surprised that we haven’t heard anything definite in terms of where they would be moving - if a bigger apartment in KP you’d think we’d have heard by now, or at least we’d have heard of renovations to a likely apartment.
Most of us forget that Amner was tenanted when William and Catherine married. They rented to be close to William's RAF home base. First came all the work on KP 1A as it was truly uninhabitable and dangerous to boot what with shonky wiring and asbestos coming out the wazoo! The renovation was impossible to keep quiet because it is so visible to the public and cost the proverbial arm and leg which caused a fuss so W & C helped pay for the interior decoration.
Work has continued at KP renovating public areas and private areas and I didn't find them fixing the roof at Apartment 1 at all surprising just as I will not be surprised if work continued both on the outside and inside of KP.
KP Apartment 1A was a wakeup call for those tasked with maintaining the palaces and it seems that there have been ongoing renovations internally and externally in KP and now BP. Looks like that department got the Philip or Charles treatment knowing that the longer you leave things the worse it gets. We have people talking about the Gloucester's being empty nesters. They are not the only ones in KP so that means little.
Amner Hall only came to our notice finally, when they had to replace the roof tiles and, although they were replaced by the same type and colour tiles, the locals were really not ready for that and made a fuss since, without 100 years or more of weathering, shiny orange was a bit hard on the eyes.
For Harry and Meghan, I did read or hear somewhere that they had a bit of renovating and redecorating to do where they wanted to live and, be it Windsor, Sandringham or even the wilds of Balmoral, we would neither see nor know if any House, Cottage, Lodge or whatever was being redecorated because they are not easily seen or identified.
The only thought I have is that HM's children were all gifted with either a private estate or a property on royal land. Charles of course never needed that and decided to buy Highgrove. Now that just leaves H & M and, I do not believe they have been overlooked or ignored.
Charles country home is Highgrove, William's is Amner Hall and, come the succession neither may wish to move. What I am trying to say is that nothing is carved in stone except that H & M will have a home. Not counting Nott Cott.
That is why I thought perhaps something on the Windsor estate. Close enough to London yet far enough to enjoy a private country life and five or more exits to confuse the nosey.
