Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge no longer want to live in Kensington Palace.
The royal couple – who have had a 20-room apartment refurbished at the London residence at a cost of £4.5 million – are planning to relocate to Norfolk with their 12-month-old son Prince George and will be at Anmer Hall for at least two years while Prince William works with the East Anglian Air Ambulance service.
However, insiders insist Kensington Palace – where the couple moved to from Anglesey last September – will remain their "full-time family home and long-term residence".
A source told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "William and Catherine are not pavement people; they prefer the countryside. They really miss Anglesey.
"They can’t wait to move into Anmer Hall. All of George’s things will be there – it’s very much going to be their family home.
"William has told me that while Kensington Palace is their long-term home, and I think the plan is that it will always be so, they both love the countryside."
The couple are said to prefer the privacy of Anmer Hall, which is situated on Queen Elizabeth’s Sandringham Estate and was a 30th birthday present to the prince, over Kensington Palace, as they are regularly pictured when walking in the grounds at the London residence and find it hard to go out without attracting attention.
The source added: "They enjoy the quiet life they can have there, and feel somewhat imprisoned in the palace. Anmer is going to be perfect for a couple of years – that is the plan."
The Norfolk property is currently undergoing the final stages of a two-year £1.5 million renovation and the couple are expected to spend most of this month staying at Wood Farm, a cottage on the estate, overseeing the final works.
Prince William moving to Norfolk
