Inside Prince William and Kate Middleton’s dramatic home transformation of 'pokey, unattractive icebox'
ok.co.ukAdelaide Cottage, home to Prince and Princess of Wales, may have distinctive pale pink exterior walls, be surrounded by mature trees and offer much-needed privacy these days, but the property hasn't always been so 'homely'.
In fact, before Will and Kate made it their main home in 2022 - after they moved out of their palatial apartment, 1A Kensington Palace - the cottage was in need of some major repairs, with one former resident calling it an “icebox” and another critic dubbing it “pokey and unattractive," due to its Victorian wallpaper and heavy furniture.
Before Kate and William moved in, the property was home to Simon Rhodes, the son of Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, Margaret Rhodes, and also to Sir Hugh Roberts, former director of the Royal Collection.
But its most celebrated – and controversial – resident was Princess Margaret’s lover, Royal Air Force Group Captain Peter Townsend, who lived there with his wife, Rosemary, and their children during the 1940s.The couple divorced in 1952 and a year later Townsend proposed to the then 22-year-old Princess Margaret.
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