Kate Middleton’s bold plan for new home Forest Lodge revealed

Catherine, Princess of Wales. Picture: Yui Mok/Getty Images

Kate Middleton reportedly wants to live “off the grid” as her family moves into their new “forever home”.

Back in August, news broke that the Princess of Wales and Prince William will relocate to Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park with their three children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7. They will remain even after William becomes King.

A palace insider told Radar Online the 43-year-old royal has had a “huge shift in perspective” since her cancer diagnosis and is now “more determined than ever” to focus on “her health, her children, and the environment around them”.

“Forest Lodge is perfect because it gives them space, privacy, and the chance to live much more sustainably,” the insider said.

“She wants to grow their own food, use renewable energy, and spend as much time outdoors as possible. Basically, she wants to live way more off-grid.”

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Kate Middleton reportedly wants to live “off the grid” as her family moves their new “forever home”. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

The Wales family is moving into an eight-bedroom house called Forest Lodge. Picture: Getty Images

The Wales family has been residing at Adelaide Cottage, located near Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England.

Insiders told The Sun they are hoping for a “fresh start” after a difficult time at Adelaide Cottage, during which Queen Elizabeth died and Kate and King Charles were diagnosed with cancer.

Work has already started on minor internal and external renovations at Forest Lodge — and the Waleses aim to be in by Christmas.

Kate was spotted picking new furniture to kit out the new abode, including a 24-seater table.

The freehold is owned by the King in care of The Crown Estate.

Forest Lodge was last renovated in 2001 at a cost of £1.5 million ($A3.1 million) and went on the rental market for £15,000 ($A31,000) a month.

At the time, the eight-bedroom property was valued at £5.5 million ($A11.4 million) but according to house price indices, the home would be worth about £16 million ($A32 million) if sold on the open market.

The Wales family has been residing at Adelaide Cottage. Picture: Shutterstock

The Wales family previously lived at Kensington Palace at Apartment 1A.

The Daily Mail previously reported the Wales family was moving because they had “outgrown” their current home.

William and Kate were previously reported to be offered the keys to Royal Lodge.

However Prince Andrew, who moved into the mansion in 2004, has refused to move, after taking on a “cast-iron lease” that lasts until 2078.

Another plan to move the family into a wing of Windsor Castle also seems to be off the table.

William and Kate relocated their family into Adelaide Cottage in 2022. They moved there to be close to the children’s Lambrook School.

Before living in the four-bedroom home, the Waleses lived in a lavish 20-room Kensington Palace apartment, which has been dubbed a “prison for kids”.

The family lived in Apartment 1A from 2017 to 2022, and Kate and William still use it as their official office.

Parts of this story first appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.

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