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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been widely rumoured to have decided to move out of Kensington Palace and relocate with their three children to Adelaide Cottage later this summer. If the move is confirmed, life in this new home will bring quite a few changes in the lives of Kate and William as well as Prince George , Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis .

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As a result of this relocation to Windsor, the three Cambridge children have been tipped to leave their schools in London to start attending the preparatory Lambrook School, just a 15-minute drive away from the cottage.

This cottage will also provide more privacy and green space to the growing children of the Duke and Duchess.

Moreover, the cottage is significantly smaller than the four-story Kensington Palace apartment in which the Cambridges have lived over the past few years.

As it is a four-bedroom home, the cottage won’t have a room for the Cambridges’ trusted nanny Maria Teresa Borrallo to stay in.

Kate and Prince William have been tipped to be relocating to Windsor this summer (Image: GETTY)

Kate and Prince William with their eldest son and daughter on Easter Sunday (Image: GETTY)

This will mark the first time since Prince George was an eight-month-old baby that Kate and William won’t have Ms Borrallo living with them.

Highlighting the momentous change in the lives of the five royals, the Telegraph’s Victoria Ward wrote: “While she will remain a key figure in the children’s lives, the relocation to Windsor will usher in a new era for the Cambridge clan.”

Nevertheless, this won’t be the end of Ms Borrallo’s employment with the Duke, Duchess and their three children.

The skilled Norland nanny will remain employed full-time but “will live elsewhere”, Ms Ward notes.

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Maria Teresa Borrallo has been working for the Cambridges since 2014 (Image: GETTY)

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Similarly, Kate and William won’t share their quarters with the live-in support staff they have at Kensington Palace, believed to include a housekeeper and a chef.

Adelaide Cottage is a Grade-II listed home located on the 655-acre Windsor estate.

As it was renovated in 2015, it won’t need any taxpayer-funded work should the Cambridges confirm their move into the cottage.

It is only a short walk away from Windsor Castle, which since the beginning of the pandemic has become the Queen’s main residence.

Kate and Prince William during a day out in Cardiff with Charlotte and George (Image: GETTY)

Prince George and Princess Charlotte have been tipped to start attending Lambrook School this autumn (Image: GETTY)

This home is also much closer to the house of Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, in Bucklebury.

The royal cottage was built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide, wife of King William IV.

Among its most famous tenants, it has counted Group Captain Peter Townsend, who famously had a relationship with Princess Margaret.

Kate and William will retain both Kensington Palace and Anmer Hall even after their move to Windsor, it has been previously claimed.

Kate Middleton’s life in pictures (Image: EXPRESS)

Their current London home would become the Cambridges’ working office.

On the other hand, the Norfolk home given to Kate and William by the Queen would continue to be used as a countryside residence on weekends and school holidays.

Kate, William and their children are believed to have spent part of their summer holidays at Sandringham.

They also reportedly spent a fortnight in July on Tresco, a tiny island part of the Scilly archipelago.

Kate and Prince William are among the most prominent members of the Firm (Image: GETTY)

Later this month, the Cambridges have been tipped to head north of the border to visit the Queen, who officially took up residence at Balmoral Castle last week.

Prior to returning to Balmoral, the monarch is believed to have stayed for two weeks at Craigowan Lodge.

Her Majesty normally stays in Scotland throughout the months of August and September and returns to England in early or mid-October.

However, if her health allows it, she will interrupt her summer break within a few weeks to return to London and invite the new Conservative Party leader, to be announced on September 5, to form a new Government.

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The breakdown of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales’ marriage was well-documented as the ‘War of the Waleses’ unfolded back in the Nineties. Their relationship woes dominated the front pages, putting the Royal Family at the centre of a huge scandal. Amid the drama surrounding her marital issues, Diana relied on those closest to her, one of whom was her elder son Prince William , who, even at his young age, provided his mother with a “shoulder to cry on”.

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Now, a former royal correspondent has claimed that William not only looked out for his mother, but also his younger brother Prince Harry during the royal fallout. Sky News’ first royal correspondent, claimed that William protected Harry from the details of their parents’ failing relationship. To Di For Daily podcast, Mr McCoy said: “He [William] was much more aware of it [Diana and Charles’ relationship breakdown] because his was the shoulder she [Diana] was crying on.

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William protected Harry from the fallout of their parents’ relationship. (Image: Getty Images)

William provided his mother with a ‘shoulder to cry on’. (Image: Getty Images)

Charles and Diana’s relationship timeline (Image: Express.co.uk)

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to North America, before eventually settling in Montecito, California — an affluent enclave home to A-List celebrities. Oprah Winfrey exacerbated the already strained relationship between the Sussexes and the Royal Family, particularly the brotherly bond between William and Harry.

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William and Harry once shared a close brotherly bond. (Image: Getty Images)

Since then, it appears that the two princes’ relationship has hardly improved. Archie and one-year-old Lilibet . Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Diana saw Harry as William’s ‘wingman’. (Image: Getty Images)

While both the Cambridges and the Sussexes attended the service, the public didn’t see either the brothers or the sisters-in-law interact with one another.

The seating arrangement followed the pecking order, which meant Meghan and Harry had to be seated in the second row, far from Kate, Duchess of Cambridge and William.

They reportedly did not exchange a word or even make eye contact during the event, with the Sussexes only stopping briefly to chat with Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips before heading back to Windsor.

And one royal expert has claimed there are slender prospects of reconciliation between William and Harry.

Prince Harry’s life in pictures. (Image: Express.co.uk)

Speaking to the Daily Beast earlier this month, Andrew Morton said: “I very much doubt they will be reconciled. There is a lot of wishful thinking about this.”

The author of ‘Diana: Her True Story’ continued: “The closest parallel is George VI and Edward VIII.

“ George VI adored his brother, like Harry adored William, they were inseparable, but then he abdicated, moved abroad and the relationship was never the same again.

“William and Harry are in a similar situation.”

Meghan and Harry returned for the Platinum Jubilee, but were not seen speaking to the Cambridges. (Image: Getty Images)

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Mr Morton added: “As we saw at the Jubilee, when the time they spent in London was brief to say the least, there was no suggestion of having dinner or lunch or getting the children together.

“They will go their separate ways, and the longer Harry and Meghan stay in America, the more comfortable they will be there.”

William and Kate are expected to travel to the US later this year for the Earthshot Prize awards ceremony.

It is unknown whether they will visit the Sussexes during their trip.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been spending time with their three beloved children over the past few weeks, since the end of the school term. Kate , William and their children have reportedly spent a fortnight in July on Tresco, part of the Scilly archipelago, where they celebrated the birthday of Prince George .

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The family of five are also believed to have spent some of their time off from school and royal duties at their residence in Sandringham, Anmer Hall.

However, there is still one holiday destination the Duke, Duchess and the three little Cambridges are expected to reach before the end of the summer and a monumental change in their life.

Royal expert Victoria Ward said: “Since schools broke up in July, the Cambridges have enjoyed a UK-based holiday and have been spending time at their Anmer Hall in Norfolk.

“In the coming weeks, they will travel to Scotland for their annual summer break with the Queen at Balmoral before returning to settle into Adelaide Cottage ahead of the new school term.”

Kate and Prince William have been tipped to travel to Balmoral later this month (Image: GETTY)

Kate sharing a car with the Queen at Balmoral in 2019 (Image: GETTY)

The Queen took up residence at Balmoral Castle last week.

She had been north of the border for already a fortnight, during which she is believed to have stayed at Craigowan Lodge.

Her Majesty sparked health concerns after it was shared she would not publicly take part in the traditional welcome ceremony taking place every year outside of Balmoral Castle upon her arrival.

The ceremony and the guard inspection still took place, albeit privately.

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Kate, Prince William and their children visit the Queen at Balmoral every year (Image: GETTY)

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A source later said the military inspection was carried out behind closed doors for Her Majesty’s “comfort”.

They said: “This is a change in line with events being adapted for Her Majesty’s comfort”.

During her Balmoral stay, the monarch normally invites many of her relatives to stay with her.

Among the frequent visitors there are Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Prince Edward and their children Lady Louis and James, Viscount Severn.

Kate and Prince William are believed to be relocating to Windsor (Image: GETTY)

Prince Andrew also travels every year to the Queen’s Scottish residence.

Last year, the Cambridges spent the last week of August at Balmoral, marking their first Scottish royal get-together since the death of Prince Philip.

A source said: “William, Kate, and the children have been enjoying some family time in Scotland and they have just spent some special time with the Queen.

“They always enjoy going up to Balmoral, they love the outdoors and walking in the hills and spending quality time with family.

Kate Middleton’s family tree (Image: EXPRESS)

“It’s where William spent a lot of his childhood and it’s important to him that his children experience what he did as a young boy.”

If Kate and William’s relocation to Windsor is confirmed, the Cambridges will have a few hectic days ahead prior to the beginning of the school year in which they will need to settle in their new home.

The family of five has been tipped to have chosen Adelaide Cottage as their new home, a Grade-II listed residence located on the 655-acre estate of Windsor.

The four-bedroom house was last renovated in 2015.

Kate and Prince William are believed to have spent a fortnight on Tresco (Image: GETTY)

Among its most famous tenants, it counts Queen Adelaide, the wife of King William IV for whom the house was built in 1831, and Group Captain Peter Townsend.

Kate and William’s main residence has been Kensington Palace since the summer of 2017, when the Duke gave up his role as air ambulance pilot based in Norfolk.

Even if they moved to Berkshire, the Cambridges would reportedly retain Anmer Hall as a countryside home and Kensington Palace as their working office.

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The royal couple have vowed there will be no extra cost to the taxpayer from the move (Image: Getty)

William and Kate had several options but chose four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage on the royal estate at Windsor as their new home and best fit for their plans to escape living in what they regard as a goldfish bowl at Kensington Palace. But that meant there was no room for Ms Borrallo, who has worked for the Cambridges since 2014 and will continue to do so. Senior royal aides intend to find her a separate place to live on the Windsor estate so that she is still close by.

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Until now Ms Borrallo has been a live-in nanny at Kensington Palace and Anmer Hall, their 10-bedroom country retreat in Norfolk.

It is understood that, ideally, William and Kate would have liked to have found her a room in their new home, as they regard her as a much-loved member of the family.

They had several options but downsizing from their 21-room apartment at Kensington Palace to the relatively modest Adelaide Cottage fitted best with their plans to create as normal a life as possible, according to a well-placed source.

William and Kate, both 40, intend to move their children, Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, to school in Berkshire. In their new home they will be only 10 minutes away from the Queen at Windsor Castle and a short drive from Kate’s parents, Michael and Carole Middleton at Bucklebury.

Adelaide Cottage, which has an adjoining but uninhabitable lodge built into a hillside, falls within the perimeter of the royal estate so will be protected by existing security arrangements at Windsor.

The royal couple, who are expected to keep Kensington Palace as their official residence and office and Anmer as a country hideaway, have vowed there will be no extra cost to the taxpayer from the move. It is understood there will be no need to build accommodation in the grounds for police bodyguards, as they did at Anmer.

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