Although Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three adorable children (Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis) opted to stay in their Norfolk residence, Amner Hall, throughout lockdown, that's not the only place the family call home. They also have a very deceptively named house in Kensington Palace called Apartment 1A.
Despite it's tiny-sounding name, it's actually a 20-room set-up, spread out across four storeys and comes complete with a whole host of other incredible features, according to royal experts. The decadent home once belonged to Princess Margaret, William's great-aunt and The Queen's only sister, and was renovated by the couple before they moved in.
Speaking on True Royalty’s Royal Beat, British royal author Christopher Warwick explained: 'It has 20 rooms from the basement to the attic, it's not a small house. 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 apartment, they're not.'
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Warwick added: 'If you think of Kensington Palace, in a way it is built around three courtyards. If you think of them as being these wonderful red brick terrace houses, because they are all joined, but separate houses.'
As for those aforementioned incredible features, it's reported that Apartment 1A boasts at least three 'main' bedrooms, five reception rooms, multiple bathrooms, a nursery, twinned dressing rooms (his and hers) and of course, a home gym, laundry area and *most exciting of all* a luggage room.
Now, I don't know about you but it's that last area of the home that really has me turning green with envy. A luggage room! Given that suitcases are notoriously the most annoying items to store away (they're typically either shoved under beds or hoisted up into a loft, only to then be precariously retrieved the night before a week in Benidorm), imagine having an entire room just for your battered old wheel-along? Revolutionary.
To save you some Googling after you finish reading this, here's a lovely shot of the exterior of Kensington Palace taken when William and Kate's renovations were underway a few years back:
Here's another shot of the drawing room where William, Kate and Prince Harry hosted the Obamas during their visit to the UK back in 2016. Loving this cream decor, guys!
Excuse me, must dash... I need to see a man about a luggage room.
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Jennifer Savin is Cosmopolitan UK's multiple award-winning Features Editor, who was crowned Digital Journalist of the Year for her work tackling the issues most important to young women. She regularly covers breaking news, cultural trends, health, the royals and more, using her esteemed connections to access the best experts along the way. She's grilled everyone from high-profile politicians to A-list celebrities, and has sensitively interviewed hundreds of people about their real life stories. In addition to this, Jennifer is widely known for her own undercover investigations and campaign work, which includes successfully petitioning the government for change around topics like abortion rights and image-based sexual abuse. Jennifer is also a published author, documentary consultant (helping to create BBC’s Deepfake Porn: Could You Be Next?) and a patron for Y.E.S. (a youth services charity). Alongside Cosmopolitan, Jennifer has written for The Times, Women’s Health, ELLE and numerous other publications, appeared on podcasts, and spoken on (and hosted) panels for the Women of the World Festival, the University of Manchester and more. In her spare time, Jennifer is a big fan of lipstick, leopard print and over-ordering at dinner. Follow Jennifer on Instagram, X or LinkedIn.
