george, charlotte and louis will be starting at lambrooke school next month. this is described as a leading co educational prep school not far from ascot. it s been in existence for about 160 years. it has 600 pupils aged between three and 13. it s set in 52 acres of its own grounds. the other thing that i think this move tells us that william and katherine are content to live in what by royal standards is a pretty modest home. it is adelaide cottage, the clue s there in the title four bedrooms. so there will be no live in staff i suppose. inevitably there will be comparisons drawn with the kind of accommodation that the sussexes have chosen for themselves, very much more spacious accommodation in california. the other thing, of course, that it says is that this brings the cambridges right here into windsor. it means that prince william will be very close to his grandmother. and she, of course, is relying more and more on prince charles and william for advice on the future, not just of
coletta smith, bbc news, in nottingham. the duke and duchess of cambridge are to relocate their family from central london to windsor. officials say they ll move into adelaide cottage near windsor castle before the start of the new school term. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. windsor castle. it is the queen s home, the centre of gravity for the british monarchy, and now the cambridges will be basing themselves just a matter of minutes from it. this is adelaide cottage, a short distance from the castle. it will become the cambridges main home. it is a four bedroom property, comparatively small by royal standards. the cambridges, we are told, will be renting it at the market rate. and the move to windsor means a new school for these three. george, louis and charlotte, aged nine, four and seven respectively. from next month, all three of them will be studying here, lambrook school, a private school not far from ascot. it s set in 52 acres of grounds,
adelaide cottage, about ten minutes away from here on the other side of windsor castle in the home park, and the three children, george, charlotte and louis will be attending a school in ascot from next month, and i think it not only send that message that they want their children to have as normal and private and upbringing as possible, it also sends a message that they, william and catherine, are content to live in what by royal standards is a pretty modest home. the clue is in the title, it is adelaide cottage. it is a four bedroomed house, they will be no live in staff, no costly refurbishment necessary. it has been used by the royal family over many generations. the other message i think that it sendsis the other message i think that it sends is that this brings william of course very close to his grandmother, the queen. she is now based here at windsor castle, she is in belmore at the moment for her summer break in scotland, but she will be returning to windsor castle, and this a
36 the duke and duchess of cambridge are to relocate their family from central london to windsor. officials say they ll move into adelaide cottage near windsor castle before the start of the new school term. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. windsor castle. it is the queen s home, the centre of gravity for the british monarchy, and now the cambridges will be basing themselves just a matter of minutes from it. this is adelaide cottage, a short distance from the castle. it will become the cambridges main home. it is a four bedroom property, comparatively small by royal standards. the cambridges, we are told, will be renting it at the market rate. and the move to windsor means a new school for these three. george, louis and charlotte, aged nine, four and seven respectively. from next month, all three of them will be studying here, lambrook school, a private school not far from ascot. it s set in 52 acres of grounds, it has extensive facilities and a good academic r