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Well, the children could share, if needed. But I don't think they need a house there, they already have three houses.
Well, the children could share, if needed. But I don't think they need a house there, they already have three houses.
It is in Schotland. William inhereted it from the Queen Mother.Where is the third house , I can only think about KP and Sandringham. My mind has drawn a blank.
Tam-na-Ghar seems like a very private and secluded property and one of the least known ones too.
But why would the Cambridges move to Windsor? I still don't get it.
The German press, especially BUNTE was commenting on that, that the Cambridges want to be closer to the Queen - A good idea imho since the Queen is really old....
How would the Queen Mother been able to bequeath the property to William? Perhaps her husband bequeathed it to her? Wouldn't William have had to pay inheritance tax?
Aren't there over 150 buildings on the Balmoral Estate?
Are there houses on the Windsor Castle Estate like Anmer Hall on the Sandringham Estate?
The Cambridges do not need a Windsor home, but neither does The Queen.
There have been stories about the Cambridges considering getting a home west of London for some time now. The take on the original story was that they were considering getting a home in that area because most of Kate's family is in that area. At the time my fanciful thought is that they could probably sublet a portion of Bagshot Park, Prince Edward's pile.
Again it is not needed, but I get why it would make sense for the Cambridges to move to Windsor. Once The Queen is no longer with us, then the royals living and most associated with Windsor will be the Yorks and Sussexes. I assume that if Charles had an interest in living at Windsor, then he would have already set up a residence there.
For me the question is should they move to the castle itself or another home on the estate(?), and while I see why they would probably like a standalone home, it may be better from an optics standpoint to be in the castle. One stat that I recall is that Windsor Castle is one of the largest, if not the largest, occupied castle in the world, and right now The Queen is the only royal resident of the castle. Of course, I am pretty sure that much of the castle is in use in terms of conducting royal business and storing artifacts, but I am pretty sure that there is space that the Cambridges can occupy, that hopefully will allow them to access the outdoors conveniently and privately.
If one or more of the Cambridge kids is into horseback riding or some other outdoor pursuit, that alone can be a reason to seriously consider taking up residence at Windsor, as it is much easier getting to Windsor than Anmer.
Coming back to the optics, yes there will be grumbling about royal privilege and no they really aren't like every day folks, but
For the most part, any residences that the Cambridges will have from this point going forward are not actually residences that the Cambridges will own outright and claim as their own. They, for the most part other than Amner Hall, will just be given the *use* of certain residences to have the comforts of "home" wherever they need to be.
Actually, even Amner Hall at this time, does not "belong" to Will and Kate. They have the *use* of it with the understanding that once William does become King, all of the Sandringham estate will be his to inherit as his private property. Amner very well could be earmarked for George when he first marries and starts a family with the understanding that eventually, George will inherit the entire Sandringham estate himself.
So, wherever the Cambridges do set up household and maintain as their "home", it's not that they own and maintain all these properties but rather have the use of them wherever they're needed for the time at hand. Now if there was talk about Will and Kate buying a vacation home on Mustique to get away from it all, that'd be a unicorn of a totally different color. There has been no talk whatsoever of them doing this though.
Windsor castle has been used by monarchs going back to the reign of King Henry I and has given its the name to the British Royal House .I really hope that William does not abandons the tradition of Windsor being a royal residence whether he needs it or not as its symbolic and steeped in history and tradition.