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Adelaide Cottage (formerly known as Adelaide Lodge) is a house in Windsor Home Park just east of
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, in
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. Built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide, it is currently the principal residence of the
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.


Design

The cottage incorporates building materials of John Nash's Royal Lodge from Windsor Great Park. At the time of construction in 1831, it was described as "chastely elegant" and having two public rooms, in addition to a retiring room for the queen, and a pages' room, as well as furnishings from the former royal lodge and a marble fireplace mantel in the regency Graeco-Egyptian style. The present cottage has four bedrooms. The ceiling of its principal bedroom reuses decorative elements, including gilt dolphins and ropes, from the former royal yacht, HMY ''Royal George''. It has been listed Grade II* on the
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since October 1975. Adelaide Cottage is located in Windsor Home Park.


History

In 1831, under the supervision of architect Jeffry Wyatville, the house was erected in the picturesque style for Queen Adelaide.
Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in January 1901. Her reign of 63 year ...
often visited the residence for breakfast and tea. Group Captain Peter Townsend, equerry to King
George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until Death and state funeral of George VI, his death in 1952 ...
, was given the property as a grace-and-favour residence in 1944. Townsend referred to the cottage as an "icebox" with only two radiators. Simon Rhodes, the son of Queen
Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...
's cousin Margaret Rhodes, previously resided at the cottage. Major renovations took place in 2015, with the historical architecture still intact. In the summer of 2022, Adelaide Cottage became the home of
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, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. The family pays market rent.


See also

* Kensington Palace, the official London residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales * Anmer Hall, part of the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, the country residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales *
Llwynywermod Llwynywermod (; ), also known as Llwynywormwood, is an estate owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, just outside the Brecon Beacons, Brecon Beacons National Park in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The estate is near the village of Myddfai, Llandovery, Carmar ...
, a house in Carmarthenshire, Wales, the Prince and Princess of Wales residence in Wales, owned by the Duchy of Cornwall


References

{{authority control Buildings and structures in Windsor, Berkshire Grade II* listed buildings in Berkshire Grade II* listed houses Houses completed in 1831 Jeffry Wyatville buildings Windsor Castle 1831 establishments in England