Prince William and Kate Middleton are moving out of London; Here's why


Prince William and Kate Middleton are about to make a significant change.

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The royal couple intends to transfer from Kensington Palace in London to a new home in Berkshire,

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the county that houses the Queen's official residence, Windsor Castle.

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The change reflects the changing requirements of the couple's three children

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Prince George, who will be nine in July, Princess Charlotte,7 and Prince Louis, 4.

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However, as per US Weekly, “Kate and William are moving to Windsor to be closer to [Queen Elizabeth II] and Carole [Middleton],

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who is always on hand to look after the kids when the Cambridges need to travel back and forth from London.

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After moving, PEOPLE confirmed that George and Charlotte will leave their London prep school,

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Thomas's Battersea, at the end of the current term and enroll in a school in the Windsor region.

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