Britain’s Prince William’s godfather is selling his Highland mansion for £450,000.
The Duke of Westminster has put the 15-bedroom property – which was once used by Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana – in Sutherland, Scotland, on the market at the bargain price.
Gerald Grosvenor – who is Britain’s richest landowner – had initially wanted to knock the building down, one of his least used but most historic properties, and return the site to grassland.
However, after the conservation agency intervened, the plans to demolish the run-down building have been postponed and the property has gone up for sale.
The Lochmore Lodge estate has been used by celebrities and prominent figures in society – including former prime ministers Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain – in the past in a bid to hide away from prying eyes of the paparazzi.
The property is complete with six bathrooms, a library, a cinema room, a dressing room, a playroom, and a pantry.
However, one condition of the sale states that the lodge can only be occupied by one family and cannot be sub-divided.
Zoopla, the estate agents dealing with the sale, told the Daily Mail newspaper: "Lochmore Lodge is perfectly located to enjoy traditional rural sports including first class salmon fishing and deer stalking which are available on local estates."
"Lochmore Lodge was formerly the principal house on the Reay Forest’s Lochmore Estate. The house has been unoccupied since 2003 and now requires considerable internal renovation."
Prince William’s godfather sells mansion for £450K
