Adelaide Cottage

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Adelaide Cottage
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An 1839 rendering of the cottage as originally built.
Adelaide Cottage
General information
TypeHouse
Architectural style Picturesque
Town or city Windsor, Berkshire
Country England
Current tenantsThe Prince and Princess of Wales
Owner Crown Estate
Design and construction
Architect(s) Jeffry Wyatville

Adelaide Cottage (formerly known as Adelaide Lodge) is a house in Windsor Home Park just east of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire. Built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide, it is currently the principal residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

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Design

The cottage incorporates building materials of John Nash's Royal Lodge from Windsor Great Park. At the time of construction in 1831, it was described as "chastely elegant" and having two public rooms, in addition to a retiring room for the queen, and a pages' room, as well as furnishings from the former royal lodge and a marble fireplace mantel in the regency Graeco-Egyptian style. [1]

The present cottage has four bedrooms. [2] The ceiling of its principal bedroom reuses decorative elements, including gilt dolphins and ropes, from the former royal yacht, HMY Royal George.

Listed

It has been listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England since October 1975. [3] [4]

Location

Adelaide Cottage is located in Windsor Home Park. [5]

History

In 1831, under the supervision of architect Jeffry Wyatville, the house was erected in the picturesque style for Queen Adelaide. [3] [6] [7] Queen Victoria often visited the residence for breakfast and tea. [5]

Group Captain Peter Townsend, equerry to King George VI, was given the property as a grace-and-favour residence in 1944. [8] [2] Townsend referred to the cottage as an "icebox" with only two radiators. [9] Simon Rhodes, the son of Queen Elizabeth II's cousin Margaret Rhodes, previously resided at the cottage. [2] Major renovations took place in 2015, with the historical architecture still intact. [2] In the summer of 2022, Adelaide Cottage became the home of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. [8] The family pays market rent. [10]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Adelaide Cottage, Windsor: Prince William and Kate Middleton's new home in the Berkshire countryside". WomanAndHome. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 Historic England. "Adelaide Cottage (1319270)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Maudlin, Daniel (24 July 2015). The Idea of the Cottage in English Architecture, 1760 – 1860. Routledge. p. 60. ISBN   9781317643159.
  5. 1 2 Maggie Maloney (22 August 2022). "Inside Adelaide Cottage, Prince William and Kate Middleton's New Home in Windsor". Town & Country . Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "The Royal Estate, Windsor, Non Civil Parish – 1001434". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Adelaide Cottage". www.royalcollection.org.uk. Royal Collection Trust. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  8. 1 2 Valentine Low (14 June 2022). "Adelaide Cottage, duke and duchess's new home, was scene of royal scandal". The Times . Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Elizabeth Stamp (29 August 2022). "5 Things to Know About Prince William and Kate Middleton's New Home". Architectural Digest. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  10. ↑ Laura Hampson (25 August 2022). "Adelaide Cottage: Inside Will and Kate's 'modest' new home". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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