The Queen is the owner of a large number of grand properties, and there are quite a few that she herself has never lived in. One one of those properties is located on the Windsor estate and has been a Royal residence since 1792.
The forgotten property, which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge reportedly looked at, is Frogmore House - not to be confused with Frogmore Cottage on the same estate which was the former home of Harry and Meghan before they moved to the US.
Frogmore House was originally purchased by the wife of George III and it is currently completely unoccupied. During her 70 years on the throne, Her Majesty has never chosen to live there.
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Interestingly, Frogmore House gets its name from the large number of frogs that live around the marshland of its grounds. The grand mansion is used as a public attraction and will reopen in August of this year, after being closed due to Covid, for keen visitors wanting to take a peek at how a Royal lives.
The inside of the house has a Cross Gallery that's filled to the brim. A Brittania room in the property also features several important items from the Royal Yacht - handpicked by the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Also open to the public is a Staircase Hall featuring large wall murals by French article Louis Laguerre.
As well as being a tourist attraction, the mansion has played an important role in big Royal occasions, including the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Recently, speculation has emerged that Prince William and Kate Middleton are considering moving to Windsor to be closer to The Queen. According to the Daily Mail's Richard Kay, Frogmore House is one of the properties that William has looked at.
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He wrote: "The Grade I-listed mansion close to the Windsor burial grounds where Prince Harry and Meghan held their wedding reception.
"It fell out of favour as a royal residence in the 1920s but it would certainly fulfil William’s requirement of a secure and private spot within the royal estate."
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