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Abigail O'Leary

William and Kate 'want to move into cottage minutes away from Queen at Windsor'

William and Kate reportedly want to move into a refurbished cottage minutes away from the Queen at Windsor.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are said to keen on moving to Adelaide Cottage as it is well-suited to a family of five and just 10 minutes form the Queen.

Adelaide Cottage is officially owned by the Queen but is usually used as a guesthouse for friends of the royals.

Will and Kate currently move between Anmer Hall at Sandringham in Norfolk, and West London's Kensington Palace, and are now looking for a proper family home.

A royal insider told The Sun : "Finding a way to make Adelaide Cottage work seems to be the best and only option.

"There are issues with all the other houses, so Adelaide will be the favourite."

Will and Kate currently move between Anmer Hall at Sandringham in Norfolk, and West London's Kensington Palace, and are now looking for a proper family home (Getty Images)

The news comes after recent reports the Cambridges summoned their entire senior staff to a “clear-the-air meeting” immediately after eight days touring Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, it can be revealed.

Sources revealed the atmosphere in the emergency team summit quickly soured after William revealed his concerns over a perceived lack of input from his staff.

He believed they had been poorly prepared for the reaction they encountered in the Caribbean.

A source said: “The Duke was clearly frustrated at the lack of answers and the absence of any workable solutions being put forward.

Adelaide Cottage is officially owned by the Queen but is usually used as a guesthouse for friends of the royals (Matrixpictures.co.uk)

“The feeling was there were so many pitfalls that could have been avoided. He knows full well that it is his reputation on the line.

“In dealing with sensitive issues, such as the ones they met on the tour, if they aren’t in tune with what is going on in the world they will be left fighting for their futures.”

The couple were left reeling by negative headlines across the world.

Media reported protests from Caribbean nations demanding reparations and apologies from the monarchy over slavery, as well as talk of island nations ditching the royals in favour of becoming republics.

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