Townsend (pictured above with Margaret in 1955) lived in the grace and favour property in the 1940s with his first wife Rosemary, so he could be on hand for the king in his role as equerry.
RICHARD KAY: What are we to make of the news that the Cambridges are to take possession of their third home, four-bedroom Adelaide Cottage, a ten-minute walk from Windsor Castle?
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, will enjoy a nurturing education at the co-educational independent day and boarding school for three to 13-year-olds near Ascot.
Townsend (pictured above with Margaret in 1955) lived in the grace and favour property in the 1940s with his first wife Rosemary, so he could be on hand for the king in his role as equerry.
Many of the Duchess of Cambridge s favourite pieces are over a decade old, with the royal stepping out in outfits from 2011 in the months before her 40th birthday