Our favourite royal couple #KateMiddleton and #PrinceWilliam may soon have a Scottish property 👑 🏴 scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/uk-news/q…
At the #Windsor estate, there is one residence that the Queen has never occupied, and it was once reportedly set aside for the #DukeandDuchessofCambridge.
We would LOVE to see the royals living their best life in Scotland, especially because they met in St. Andrews ❤️
📸 Max Mumby
📸 Max Mumby
The residence, reportedly set aside for the couple, is known as Fort Belvedere and was built between 1750 and 1755 for Prince William Augustus.
It is located in Windsor Great Park, as reported by The Mirror.
It is located in Windsor Great Park, as reported by The Mirror.
It was built in the Gothic Revival style and the home was fondly referred to as 'The Fort' by many members of the Royal Family. 🏰
The home was hugely expanded by George IV who added an octagonal dining room, a three-storey annexe and a large flag pole. 🇬🇧
The home was hugely expanded by George IV who added an octagonal dining room, a three-storey annexe and a large flag pole. 🇬🇧
The home was later used by Queen Victoria as a tea house and she allowed it to be open to the public in the 1860s.
📸 Peter Harbour
📸 Peter Harbour
In 1929, it became the home of Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, who later became Edward VIII.
It is where his romance with Wallis Simpson flourished and she moved in permanently in 1936, and where it's believed he signed the paperwork to abdicate in 1936.
It is where his romance with Wallis Simpson flourished and she moved in permanently in 1936, and where it's believed he signed the paperwork to abdicate in 1936.
Edward, now the Duke of Windsor, moved out and the vast property was empty until 1955.
It has since been occupied by the Queen's cousin Gerald Lascelles and is currently leased out by the Crown Estate.
It has since been occupied by the Queen's cousin Gerald Lascelles and is currently leased out by the Crown Estate.
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