Prince William and Princess Kate are reportedly planning to transition their family from Adelaide Cottage to a permanent residence by year’s end, according to a source.

The family, which includes their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, intends to move to the eight-bedroom Forest Lodge located in Windsor Great Park.

An insider revealed to The Sun that the family seeks a ‘fresh start’ following challenging events at Adelaide Cottage, including the passing of Queen Elizabeth and the cancer diagnoses of Kate and Charles.

Renovations are reportedly underway at the property to enable it to be ready for the family to move in before the end of the year.

The report states that planning applications indicate minor work has commenced on the Grade-II listed lodge, with renovations expected to be self-financed by the couple.

A family associate reportedly told the publication: ‘Windsor has truly become their home. However, the past few years at Adelaide Cottage have been marked by significant hardships.’

‘Moving gives them an opportunity for a fresh start and a new chapter; an opportunity to leave some of the more unhappy memories behind.’

The home offers spectacular views, and football fan William will be able to see the Wembley Arch from his bedroom window.

And Kate has already been spotted picking new furniture to kit out the new abode, including a 24-seater table.

The family first moved to Windsor in 2022, where they settled at the humble Adelaide Cottage.

The grade-II listed property is within easy distance of Lambrook School, where Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis are all pupils.

It is believed the move out of London was to allow the family to be closer to the late Queen and to give the children a more ordinary way of life with more privacy. 

Their move coincided with a challenging period for the Royal Family, with Queen Elizabeth dying at Balmoral Castle only weeks later.

Adelaide Cottage also provided a private and tranquil setting for Kate’s recovery from chemotherapy after she was diagnosed with cancer last year.

The family has no live-in staff at their current home and this is also reportedly set to be the case once they move into this bigger abode. 

The couple are weighing up which senior school to choose for Prince George, with Eton, where fees are more than £63,000 a year, believed to be the front-runner.

It comes after the Princess of Wales has released the second of her quarterly films highlighting the beauty of ‘Mother Nature’, inspired by the solace she took from the countryside during her cancer journey.

‘Summer’ was filmed in the UK over the last few months and includes: Sheffield, Bradford, North Wales and Anglesey and the south coast of England.

And while it doesn’t feature the princess visually, Catherine does provide the voice over for the film, which was released on Kensington Palace social media channels.

A written message, also by the royal, said: ‘Our lives flourish when we cherish the bonds of love and friendship. It has never been more important to appreciate the value of one another, and of Mother Nature. Here’s to Summer. C’.

The series launched in Spring to huge public interest as a celebration of the changing seasons across the UK, and a ‘reminder and reflection of the beauty and complexity of the human experience’. 

A Kensington Palace spokesperson told the Daily Mail: ‘The Wales family will move house later this year.’