William & Kate’s New Neighbors Raise Serious Concerns About Them Moving In: ‘I Welcome Them But… ‘
Having famous neighbors can be a complication. In general, when you’re famous, you have issues no matter where you live, but no one really considers what the problems can be for the people who live close to you. And with Prince William and Kate Middleton now in the process of moving, those new issues will now fall on a new group of people as they relocate from Adelaide Cottage to Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park.
What do those new neighbors think? Well, according to new reports, they are ready to receive the new family with open arms. Even if there is some concern from those living in Cranbourne Hall Residential Park, which will be the Prince and Princess of Wales’s closest neighbors.
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For example, Jean Reeve told the Daily Mail, “I welcome them. But I hope the public allow them to live there quietly as a family,” adding that, “It’s a less private spot than their previous home, from what I know about the location. So I’d hate for people to always be going past and saying, ‘Oh, that’s where they live.'”
“They have young children after all. They deserve privacy,” she added.
Of course, the family is not moving quite yet. Renovations to the place have reportedly already started, with new shrubs being planted and a metal fence with black mesh privacy screens being placed around the front of the home. The Prince and Princess of Wales are said to be paying for the renovations themselves.
And about those security concerns, recent reports indicate two families living near the property were asked to vacate ahead of the family’s upcoming move, according to Fox News Digital. “Close neighbors have been surprised to be ordered to leave their properties so that no prying eyes can see the Prince and Princess with their children,” royal expert Ian Pelham Turner told the outlet. The tenants have moved to similar or better housing, all within the 4,800-acre Great Park.
Plus, People has reported that in another move that is aimed at guaranteeing the couple’s privacy, the two will continue not to have any live-in staff after their move. Instead, staff will likely stay in smaller properties nearby, which will also be renovated for them.
“Some royal skeptics are saying that it is not grand enough for a future king,” said Turner. “William and Kate may already be setting the precedent for the future monarch living a much humbler existence.”
The family is reportedly interested in a new beginning after what has been a very complicated year all around. “Moving gives them an opportunity for a fresh start and a new chapter; an opportunity to leave some of the more unhappy memories behind. This is a move for the long term. They see it as their forever home,” a source told NBC News.
It all comes after Prince William recently referred to the past year as “brutal” and “the hardest year in my life,” following cancer diagnoses for both his wife, Kate Middleton, and his father, King Charles.
