Prince William and Kate Middleton.Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage; DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty
Prince WilliamandKate Middleton’s new home is likely not their permanent one.
The newPrince and Princess of Wales, both 40, relocated with their three children —Prince George, 9,Princess Charlotte, 7, andPrince Louis, 4 —from London to Windsorat the end of the summer. As the family of five settles into their new home atAdelaide Cottage, insiders say that they will eventually live in the 1,000-year-old Windsor Castle itself.
For now, the Wales family is enjoying Windsor’s vast parkland and countryside where George, Charlotte and Louis can freely play.
“They love that the kids can go out on their bikes and cycle around the estate, and they are all really excited to meet everyone,” a friend tells PEOPLE in this week’scover story. “It’s a real little community.”
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Last month, William and Kate’s children enrolled as new pupils at theLambrook School. Just 15 minutes away from Adelaide Cottage, the royal parents try to do the school drop-off and pickup most days.
Prince George, Kate Middleton, Prince Louis, Prince William and Princess Charlotte.JONATHAN BRADY/POOL/AFP via Getty
As the family finds a new routine following the death ofQueen Elizabethon Sept. 8, cottage life is much like it is at their beloved country retreat, Amner Hall in Norfolk, where the kids and their friends are in and out of the swimming pool. George will flop onto the sofa beside his father, while Charlotte makes a beeline for familiar guests.
Theirs is a life of a “modern royal family doing normal things,” as one close family friend puts it.
source: people.com
