The couple and their newborn, Prince George, officially moved into the apartment in October 2013, and the interiors remained closely guarded by the private family, until three years later a visit by the then president of the United States resulted in the first peek into the home. Today, Apartments 8 & 9 are the official offices of William and Catherine. The apartment is located on the southern flank of the palace, at the opposite end to Apartments 8 & 9, which was the residence to Prince Williams parents, The Prince and Princess of Wales in the 1980s, as well as the home Prince William and his brother grew up in. Bottom Arrow: the offices of The Prince and Princess of Wales
While the property was being renewed, the then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge split their time between Nottingham Cottage and their rented home in Anglesey, Wales, where Prince William worked as an air ambulance pilot, donating his salary to charity. With almost 50 years since its last renovation, the apartment required a huge overhaul including the removal of asbestos and upgrading plumbing and electrics which had remained untouched for decades. Though named an ‘apartment’ the residence is not a flat in the American sense, it is ‘a part’ of the larger palace structure and is actually more of a four-storey eleven-bay townhouse, formerly the home of Queen Elizabeth II’s sister Princess Margaret, who had lived in the ‘apartment’ from 1963 to her death is 2002. Once the duo tied the knot they were offered a family residence within the palace itself Apartment 1A.
When Prince William married Catherine Middleton in 2011, the couple had been living together in the 2-bedroom starter home Nottingham Cottage, on the grounds of Kensington Palace.
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