With three children and three homes over the past 12 years, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge must be hoping their newest abode will be their last for a while.
The family will be leaving apartment 1A in the grounds of London’s Kensington Palace this summer to take up residence at Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor Castle estate in Berkshire.
The Cambridges are making the move to be closer to Queen Elizabeth II, who moved into the castle permanently in March 2020, and Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will all reportedly attend local schools.
Here are the residences the Cambridges have called home over the years, since they married in April 2011.
Bodorgan Home Farm, Anglesey, Wales
The couple moved to Wales, living in Anglesey between 2010 and 2013, while Prince William served as an RAF Valley search and rescue pilot. It was also the couple’s first family home with children after they had Prince George in July 2013.
The four-bedroom farmhouse is situated on the Bodorgan Hall estate, the home of Lord and Lady Meyrick, which was completed between 1779 and 1782, although the estate itself is thought to be more than a thousand years old, and belonged to the Bishops of Bagnore during medieval times.
The estate has its own private beach and the farmhouse has views of Newborough Forest. The couple paid £750 ($919) per month in rent.
Anmer Hall, Norfolk
Following the birth of Prince George, the queen gave Anmer Hall on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to William and Kate as a gift in 2013.
After two years of renovations, during which time the family stayed at Kensington Palace, they moved into the property.
The 10-bedroom house was built in 1802, although the surrounding lands are a designated “scheduled ancient monument” owing to the remnants of buildings from the medieval village of Anmer, in the grounds.
The hall was bought by the then-Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) in 1898, for his daughter, Princess Maud, and it became part of the Sandringham Estate.
After Prince William and Kate had Princess Charlotte in May 2015, the little girl was raised with Anmer as her childhood home.
Kensington Palace, London
After two years in Norfolk, the family moved into apartment 1A in Kensington Palace in 2017, in time for the April 2018 birth of Prince Louis.
William was raised at the palace alongside his brother, Prince Harry, in apartments eight and nine.
Previously the home of Princess Margaret, apartment 1A is made up of 20 rooms spread out over four storeys, including five reception rooms, a day and night nursery, staff bedrooms and a large walled garden.
Originally built as a two-storey Jacobean house in 1605, Kensington Palace has been a British royal family residence since the 17th century when it was purchased by King William III and Queen Mary II in 1689.
During the First World War it housed people working for Irish soldiers, and during the Second World War, was hit by an incendiary bomb during The Blitz.
Adelaide Cottage, Windsor
The family will be on the move again, this time relocating to Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor Castle estate in Berkshire.
The move will bring the family closer to the queen, who has made Windsor Castle her primary residence, and will mean the three children changing schools.
The four-bedroom house was built in 1831 by King William IV, who named it after his wife, Queen Adelaide.
Located on the eastern side of Windsor Castle, one of its former residents was Peter Townsend, the man Princess Margaret famously wanted to marry, but was prevented from doing so because because he had been divorced, which was considered inappropriate at the time.
According to The Sunday Times, the family may eventually make Windsor Castle their home.
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Kate Middleton, in a duck-egg knit and heart pendant, attends the Gatcombe Park Festival on August 6, 2005 near Tetbury, England. Getty Images -
Kate Middleton, in a wool jacket and striped shirt, visits the Annual National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 13, 2007, in Cheltenham, England. Getty Images -
Kate Middleton, in a navy trench, attends the Annual National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 14, 2008, in Cheltenham, England. Getty Images -
Kate Middleton, left, in a white dress and black cardigan, attends the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 28, 2008 in London, England. Getty Images -
Prince William and Kate Middleton, in Spagnoli, visit the University of St Andrews on February 25, 2011 in St Andrews, Scotland. Getty Images -
Kate Middleton, in Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, arrives at her wedding to Prince William at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Jenny Packham, attends the Ark 10th Anniversary Gala at Perk's Field on June 9, 2011 in London, England. Getty Images -
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Katherine Hooker, watch the Garter Service on June 13, 2011 in Windsor, England. Getty Images -
Queen Elizabeth II walks with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Joseph, as they view the exhibitions for the summer opening of Buckingham Palace on July 22, 2011 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Emilia Wickstead, presents shamrocks to members of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards at the St Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks on March 17, 2012 in Aldershot, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Emilia Wickstead, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace on May 29, 2012 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Alexander McQueen, and Prince William prepare to board the royal barge 'Spirit of Chartwell' during the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on June 3, 2012 in London, England. Getty Images -
Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Alice by Temperley, visit Nauti Primary School on September 18, 2012 in Tuvalu. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Mulberry, attends the official opening of the Treasures Gallery at the Natural History Museum on November 27, 2012 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Hobbs, visits Humberside Fire and Rescue Peaks Lane Fire Station on March 5, 2013 in Grimsby, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Mulberry, meets with scouts as she attends the National Review of Queen's Scouts at Windsor Castle on April 21, 2013. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Erdem, arrives to visit The Willows Primary School on April 23, 2013 in Manchester, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Tara Jarmon, meets children and staff during a visit to Naomi House Children's Hospice on April 29, 2013 near Winchester, Hampshire, England. Getty Images -
Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Jenny Packham, departing the Lindo Wing of St Mary's hospital with Prince George, on July 23, 2013 in London, England. EPA -
Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Jenny Packham, attend The Tusk Conservation Awards at The Royal Society on September 12, 2013 in London, England. Getty Images -
Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Catherine Walker, and Prince George arrive at Wellington Airport on April 7, 2014 in Wellington, New Zealand. Getty Images -
Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Roksanda Ilincic, attend a reception hosted by the Governor and Premier of New South Wales on April 16, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in LK Bennett, visits the Royal Australian Airforce Base at Amberley on April 19, 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Mulberry, visits the Stephen Lawrence Centre on March 27, 2015 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Jenny Packham, and Prince William leave the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital with Princess Charlotte on May 2, 2015 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Temperley, meets Prime Minister Narenda Modi in Hyderabad House on April 12, 2016 in New Delhi, India. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Roland Mouret, attends SportsAid's 40th anniversary dinner on June 9, 2016 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Barbara Casasola, arrives to present the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize at the Natural History Museum on July 6, 2016 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Alexander McQueen, and Prince William attend the Baftas at the Royal Albert Hall on February 12, 2017 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Emilia Wickstead, arrives at Berlin Hauptbahnhof train station on July 21, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Erdem, attends a reception to celebrate Swedish culture at the Fotografiska Gallery on January 31, 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden. Getty Images -
Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Jenny Packham, with Prince Louis outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital on April 23, 2018 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Alexander McQueen, attends a state banquet at Buckingham Palace on October 23, 2018 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Mulberry, visits Ballymena town centre on February 28, 2019 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Massimo Dutti trousers, attends the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on May 20, 2019 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Dolce & Gabbana, attends the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 13, 2019 in London, England. Getty Images -
Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Alexander McQueen, attend the Baftas at the Royal Albert Hall on February 2, 2020 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in The Vampire's Wife, attends a reception at the Guinness Storehouse’s Gravity Bar on March 3, 2020 in Dublin, Ireland. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Faithfull the Brand, visits The Nook in Framlingham Earl on June 25, 2020 in Norfolk, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in a Max&Co coat, visits School 21 in Stratford on March 11, 2021 in London, England. Getty Images -
Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Catherine Walker, visit a Covid-19 vaccination centre at Westminster Abbey on March 23, 2021 in London, England. Getty Images -
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in Jenny Packham, and Prince William attend the premiere for No Time To Die' at the Royal Albert Hall in London on September 28, 2021. EPA -
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in a yellow coatdress by Emilia Wickstead, leave after the National Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen at St Paul's Cathedral on June 3, 2022. Getty Images -
Catherine, Princess of Wales, in a blue Catherine Walker coatdress, with her son, Prince Louis, attend the Easter Sunday service at St Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle on April 9, 2023. EPA -
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