The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge own multiple properties, but spend most of their time at their Kensington Palace home alongside their three children.
Prince William, 39, and Kate, 40, have lived in their home since 2013 and completely revamped the property to suit their tastes before moving in with their first child Prince George, 8. The couple live in Apartment 1A at the Palace, and is reportedly worth around £650million and boasts an impressive 20 rooms across four floors, writes OK! Magazine.
The Cambridge' house is the largest property at the Palace, as it features five reception rooms, three main bedrooms, three main bathrooms, dressing rooms and a night and day nursery. The lavish apartment comes complete with an elevator and a large basement, featuring a home gym and luggage room.
As well as that, royal staff have their own separate quarters where an additional nine bedrooms and two kitchens can be found.
Speaking about the size of the apartment, Christopher Warwick told the Royal Beat podcast: “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. It is not a small house.”
Meanwhile, royal author Ingrid Seward added: “It's enormous... and it's like a piece of countryside in London.”
Renovations carried out in 2011 saw the property completely overhauled, with the makeover costing an estimated £12 million. Upon entering the Cambridges' home, guests will see a grand entrance hall with black and white flagstones, as well as two 19th-century Corinthian lamps and a Persian rug said to be worth about £40,000.
There is then the choice to enter two different drawing rooms, where Kate and Will have frequently hosted guests. One room boasts gorgeous cream sofas and several lamps, with fans gaining a sneak peek inside when the couple welcomed former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle in 2016.
Their three children, George, eight, Charlotte, six, and three year old Louis all have their own bedrooms, which are kitted out with IKEA furniture. Back in 2018, Kate told IKEA's head of design, Marcus Engman, that she had opted to have Prince George and Princess Charlotte's rooms filled with goods from the popular furniture store.
Kate and William also have a lavish kitchen, which they reportedly forked out £170,000 of their own money on, in order to have it renovated to their tastes. Outside the stunning apartment, the Cambridges' can enjoy the privacy of their own garden, which is completely shut off from anyone else.
No one who visits the public areas of Kensington Palace can see into the garden, and it was previously revealed that there's even special glass in place in certain windows to ensure fans can't catch a glimpse inside the space. The family count the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, who live in Apartment 1 as neighbours, as well as Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, who reside at Apartment 10.
Prince William grew up at the Palace, having lived in Apartment 8 when he was a child with his brother Prince Harry and late mum Princess Diana.
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