Another royal couple almost moved into Prince William and Princess Kate's 'forever home'

Prince William and Princess Kate are set to move into Forest Lodge later this year but another royal could have been an occupant long before them. After the announcement last week, Kate and William said to be hoping the property will be their family's "forever home".

Situated within Windsor Great Park, the eight-bedroom property is located a short distance from their current home, Adelaide Cottage. Forest Lodge is also close to Lambrook School - which is where their three children have attended since 2022. According to The Sun, Kate and William are paying for the property and renovations themselves, avoiding any extra cost to the taxpayer.

Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips were once "strongly tipped" to move into the Windsor-based home, Hello! reports. An excerpt from The Daily Telegraph in December 1975, two years after their wedding day, stated that Anne, 75, had considered the property.

The former couple - who later divorced in 1992 - shared Oak Grove House, which is located at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, as their first home together. In 1975, the late Queen Elizabeth II gifted her only daughter Gatcombe Park, which she still lives in to this day.

Prior to Kate and William's move to Windsor in 2022, the family lived at Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace in London.

The mansion, said to be worth £16 million and dates back 328 years, and Kate and William are said to have already made planning applications to renovate the Grade II listed building.

According to reports, it was previously rented out for a huge £15,000 a month back in 2001.