Why William & Kate refused to live in a palace, even after Charles became King

The Grand House comprises three floors and has six bathrooms, Venetian windows, elegant fireplaces and a tennis court.

In the early 2000s it was extensively restored, it was once advertised at $ 20,000 as a rent – a figure that would have risen en masse if the same offer would be made today.

William and Catherine pay market rental to the Crown Estate and financing renovations in private.

Royal commentator Ingrid Seward, editor -in -chief of Majeste magazinesaid: “This is a really beautiful Georgian house, in a remote place, so it will fit them perfectly. William does not want to live in a huge palace.

He is very aware of the environment, the costs of running a huge place of residence and the symbolism of the simpler life. “

The choice of the family also reflects the upbringing of William.

He spent a large part of his youth looking at the big households of the queen’s staff and decided that he wanted something else.