Best of HELLO! royal coverage today
The one compliment the late Queen always gave Princess Catherine and more...
Hi Royal Clubbers, it’s Iona here.
Firstly, here’s the best of the royal coverage over on HELLO! today.
The one compliment the late Queen always gave Princess Catherine
Princess Catherine shows royal way to wear a ruffle bust – even at work
Royal family joy as engagement news is announced
Princess Catherine and Prince William’s ‘forever home’ costs 59 times the average UK property
And the winner is…
In classic Monday fashion, I forgot to include the poll for the Duchess of Edinburgh’s floral outfit yesterday. To jog your memory, Sophie stepped out on her tour of South and Central America wearing a colourful, frilled floral dress.
So here was yesterday’s poll question, and I am still keen to hear your thoughts:
Poll of the day
As you will have read, Princess Catherine and Prince William’s ‘forever home’ at Forest Lodge is estimated to be worth a whopping £16 million. In the UK, the average property price in 2025 is valued at £269,000 (will I ever be able to buy a house?!). So the royals’ home is about 59.4 times that price.
There are some amenities which sort of justify the £16 million, as Forest Lodge has twice the number of bedrooms as their previous home, a tennis court and a lake.
It is also situated in Windsor’s Great Park. Growing up in Windsor, I have to say that these grounds are stunning and absolutely huge. I remember going on a walk with my friends past the Copper Horse at the end of the Long Walk, and you can actually go on a walk all the way to the village, which is like its own little world away from the town.
The only qualm I have about the royals living in a £16 million pad is that, as a younger person always trying to find common ground with the royals, this does slightly disconnect them. Though would I be living in a mansion with my own lake if I could? 100 per cent.
What are your thoughts? Should William and Catherine have chosen a slightly less grand house as their base?
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Further reading
Should King William’s ‘court’ include the York sisters?
Robert Jobson: Inside William and Catherine’s royal revolution
Why should they live in a less grand home?? They have been living in a four bedroom home for a very long time, one in which they could not have the children's much loved Nanny, Maria Teresa, staying in. This home will allow space for their Nanny to stay over when needed. This is a much better home for them. This will be their forever home, even when William becomes King, so this is a terrific home for them.
They are the next rulers of England, and they should be suited in a forever home, other than the Castles.