D Princes of Wales They move to Adelaide Cottage in 2022, a house in the grounds of Windsor Castle that shelters them during these critical months marked by the disease. Kate Middleton. It has four bedrooms, a marble fireplace and retains many features from 1831, when it was built for Queen Adelaide of Saxony-Maingen, wife of William IV. Although it is much smaller than Kensington Palace, which had 20 rooms, the truth is that this is no ordinary single-family house and its dimensions invite the question, how much could the heating bill be? Several experts responded.
© Getty ImagesGarrington Property Finders, the UK’s leading property search firm, spoke to Hello! Adelaide cottages that can cost. Sam Williams, one of the partners of the said company, highlighted that it must be taken into account that this is a property that is two centuries old, although it was rehabilitated in 2015. “A nearly two hundred year old, Grade II listed house may not have the best insulation, and this is a key determining factor in heating costs,” he begins to explain.
© GTRES“Its rural location means that Adelaide Cottage was probably heated with oil. A house of this size and age would normally use between 3,500 and 4,000 liters of oil a year. The price of heating oil fluctuates, but at current prices it would cost around £2,500 a year. (around 3,000 euros)”, he added. If the diesel boiler was replaced by a heat pump, the bill would have almost halved. Although it is part of the Crown Estate (the inventory of the British Crown’s properties), it has indicated that, if Adelaide Cottage were part of the market, it would be worth £1.75 million (about €2.10 million).
Claire Carter, country house manager at estate agents John D Wood & Co, said the biggest cost for a building like Adelaide Cottage was “maintaining the buildings’ historic heritage while meeting modern health and safety standards”. He said the maintenance of these buildings is constant and faces the challenge of protecting them from environmental degradation. “Problems such as damp and structural damage are common in older buildings, especially those built with traditional materials that can date back hundreds of years,” he added.
© GTRESA reign very current with the environment
The new era that began with the reign of Charles III has care for the environment as its axis. The heir to the throne supports these movements with initiatives such as the recently awarded EarthShot Prize, which awards £5 million in grants for environmental innovation. On a more personal level, Prince William and Kate Middleton also instilled in George, Charlotte and Louis how important it is to take care of our planet. They do this with small (but valuable) gestures like recycling, reducing water use and making sure to turn off all lights when not in use. “Little by little they’re realizing that these things are important. But I think when you’re that young you just think about having fun and enjoying yourself. I feel bad because I don’t want to burden them with that,” said the Prince of Wales. .
Prince George took part in an outing with his previous school, Thomas’s Battersea School, to collect litter from the children’s streets. “He was a little upset that one day they went to pick up the trash and the next day, they took the same route, at the same time and practically picked up the same trash,” his father said. The boy didn’t realize that, after cleaning everything up, the waste they had collected a few hours earlier was back in the same place which shows how aware he is.
