Prince William and Kate Middleton have three homes in the UK, but their formal address is Kensington Palace in London. When not in London the family could be found in Anmer Hall in Norfolk, or at the cottage, Tam-Na-Ghar, on The Queen's Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire.
But insiders have given a sneak look inside their main address in Kensignton - which while known as an apartment is actually four-storeys complete with its own gym. Among the unusual set-ups at the address, the royal bedrooms are all located on the ground floor, while the upstairs of Apartment 1A is usually used by staff, who have nine rooms of their own, reports Gloucestershire Live.
The apartment, which has a basement and an attic, also comes with a lift for getting between the floors, according to OK. The property is reported to be ‘enormous’ Explaining why it is referred to as an ‘apartment’ on True Royalty's Royal Beat, British royal author Christopher Warwick said: “All of these royal residences at Kensington Palace are called apartments, which of course makes people immediately think they are flats like the American term for an apartment.
“They are not. If you think of Kensington Place in a way, it is built around three courtyards. If you kind of think of them as being these wonderful red brick terrace houses. Because they are all joined, but separate houses.”
Royal author Ingrid Seward said: “It's enormous... and it's like a piece of countryside in London.” Apartment 1A is the Cambridges’ London base; however, they also have their Norfolk country home Anmer Hall, where the family quarantined during the UK lockdown.
During the lockdown, Kate offered another sneak peek behind the closed doors of the family’s Kensington Palace apartment. In photos published in Nursing Times, the Duchess of Cambridge can be seen conducting Zoom interviews in the living space of the royal home.
Kate used the space to record a video for the Nursing Now charity, for which she has been a patron of since 2018. More of the décor is shown in the two photos and the light and bright living room features a colourful yet traditional patterned rug.
