It’s not so much changing rooms as it is changing royal digs.
In a renovation rumoured to have cost $1.7m, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have put their personal stamp on Kensington Palace.
Catherine, who took charge of the project, spent the past 18 months perfecting Apartment 1A inside the famous building.
Now she and her husband have moved in – and little Prince George is set to grow up in the same palace as his dad.
But renovating the royal abode, which used to belong the Princess Margaret, wasn’t all smooth sailing, with asbestos needing to be removed from the site.
The results are said to be worth it.
“Their home is beautiful. This is a very exciting time for them,” a royal source told Us Weekly.
The 20-room Apartment 1A now features his and hers bathrooms, three kitchens, a state-of-the-art panic room, encrypted wi-fi and central air-conditioning. Lucky little Prince George, meanwhile, has his own day and night nurseries.
“The baby’s going to grow up running in the same gardens and hiding places William and Harry played in,” Prince Diana’s former chef Darren McGrady, told Us Weekly.
Royal grandmother Carole Middleton helped the renovations by bringing on board her own designer, Anne Allen. Reflecting the new parents’ down-to-earth personalities, their apartment has been re-painted in cream and beige tones.
While their family home now reflects Catherine and William’s personalities, they both felt it important to keep the original palace detail and they also selected signature historical pieces, including a $50,000 Persian rug and two 19th century Corinthian lamps for the entrance hall.
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