A weather warning has been issued at Princess Kate and Prince William’s London home.
On November 24, Historic Royal Palaces announced that several royal residences including Kensington Palace, were closed due to Storm Bert.
According to the BBC, at least five people have died in the storm that hit the UK over the weekend.
More rainfall is expected across southern England and south Wales, where homes and travel have been affected by the adverse weather.
Writing on social media, Historic Royal Palaces said: “Due to Storm Bert, there are a number of closures across our sites on Sunday 24 November. Kensington Palace is closed today — please see our website for more on the gardens at Hampton Court Palace and Hillsborough Castle.”
Responding to a user who suggested that its coordinating website should be updated with that information, the Historic Royal Palaces responded: “We are on the case.”
Kensington Palace is a working royal residence, and the London home of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Katharine, Duchess of Kent and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.
Historic Royal Palaces is the charity that maintains public access to historical parts of the Palace, as well as Hampton Court Palace, Kew Palace, the Tower of London, Banqueting House and Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland.
Prince William and Princess Kate, both 42, have an office at Kensington Palace and use it as a hub, but they no longer reside there full-time.
The couple called Apartment 1A home when their children Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six, were younger, but moved out to Windsor in the summer of 2022.
In the biography Catherine, Princess of Wales, author Robert Jobson wrote that William and Kate moved in order to be closer to Queen Elizabeth II following the death of her husband, Prince Philip, in April 2021.
Quoting an aide, Jobson wrote in the book that Prince William “knew his time with his grandmother was precious and he is delighted they, as a couple, made that decision.
Catherine understood that for William, as a future King, it was important for him to be geographically closer to the late Queen in her final months, when he was required to support both her and his father. It made a real difference.
“They were in regular contact, seeing each other in person and speaking on the phone several times a week, bringing them even closer.”
The Prince and Princess of Wales continue to remain based in Windsor, living at Adelaide Cottage within Windsor Great Park, and George, Charlotte and Louis are day students at the nearby Lambrook School.
Adelaide Cottage is close to Windsor Castle, where King Charles and Queen Camilla often take up residence.
