Prince George and Princess Charlotte could be in for a huge change this Autumn if Prince William and Kate go ahead with plans to move to Windsor Castle. The Cambridge's reportedly want to move from Kensington Palace to be closer to the Queen, who has suffered a number of health issues recently.
As well as moving homes, Prince William and Kate are reportedly eyeing up new schools for their children Prince George, 8, and Princess Charlotte, 6, and a new nursery for Prince Louis, 3. George and Charlotte currently attend St Thomas' Battersea, and Louis goes to Willcocks Nursery in Kensington.
The Cambridges are said to be looking at schools in Buckinghamshire, Windsor and Surrey ahead of a potential move. If George and Charlotte do move schools, it would mean breaking a long-running tradition which has seen royal children attend London prep schools for hundreds of years.
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The Cambridges, who currently split their time between Kensington Palace and Anmer Hall in Norfolk, are said to have been checking out a number of royal mansions near the Queen in Windsor. This included scouting out Prince Andrew’s Royal Lodge, but it's reported the prince has no intention of budging.
The couple have ruled out apartments inside Windsor Castle and Fort Belvedere, once home to King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, which sits on the edge of Windsor Great Park, reports The Sun. Insiders claim the Cambridges also considered Frogmore House, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle lived before moving to America.
It comes as Prince William is reportedly planning to reinvent the role of the Prince of Wales and Kate will play a key role in the future. It has recently emerged that the Prince is overseeing the management of two important royal estates, and both he and Kate will boost their public engagements and profile to support the Royal Family.
Royal expert Natalie Oliveri told Express.co.uk: "He apparently is taking charge of the Balmoral and Sandringham estates in the Queen's absence, those were jobs that his grandfather Prince Philip would have done before his passing, so really William is preparing to be king one day of course after his father."
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