William and Kate to move to Lady Di’s palace

UK: Prince William and his wife Catherine are to make Kensington Palace, famously associated with the late princess Diana, their London residence, royal officials said on Sunday.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, whose April wedding was watched around the globe, are to move into the west London palace in mid- to late-2013, their St James’s Palace office said.

They will move into Apartment 1A, the former home of the late princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II’s sister. They will not be able to make the move for two years due to structural repairs needed.

The move represents a return for William, 29, to his childhood home, the palace was the main residence of the second in line to the throne and his brother Prince Harry, 27, until 1998.

Mourners left a sea of flowers and tributes at the gates of the 17th-century palace after the death of Diana, William’s mother, in a Paris car crash in 1997.

AFP