Well, that’s how the song goes but it now seems very likely that our future King William’s “counting house” will be in rather more modest accommodation than a palace or castle. The word is that he and Catherine intend to put down roots in a “forever” home in Windsor, shunning the lifestyle of former monarchs.
Not that I see any reason for objections to the suggestion that William and Catherine don’t want to live in Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle. They have made it clear time and again that they want their three children to have as normal a life as is possible when you are born into the weird world of royalty. And cycling along the maze of corridors in the Palace (as the young Charles and Anne used to) or staging plays among the ghosts and dungeons of Windsor’s ancient Castle (like the young Elizabeth and her sister) is about as far from normal as you can get.
By ordinary standards, it is, of course, pretty grand. With eight bedrooms, beautiful gardens and a tennis court it is said to be probably be worth £16m on the open market. It apparently needs a bit of renovation, but it’s reported that, to their credit, the Prince and Princess intend to fund any work themselves. Lessons have clearly been learned the Duke and Duchess of Sussex refurbishing their home, Frogmore Cottage, with taxpayer funds. And to be fair, Harry and Meghan paid the money back after leaving the UK.
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William and Catherine, however, have already taken things one stage further. They don’t have live-in staff at the moment, and it’s understood they don’t want anyone living with them in their new home. I can’t see them ever sitting down to a family meal at some huge dining table with liveried footmen standing by, ready to serve.
After a childhood spent shuffling between the homes of his quarrelling parents, William is determined to give his family the stability he missed. I think it’s unlikely that – even when his children are grown up – he will want to move “the Court” around the country in the way his father and grandmother have done.
Royal with a small ‘r’ is the way William has already defined the way he wants to do things. And Forest Lodge, if it is indeed to be his new home, is in keeping with that philosophy.
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