King charles iiiinherits forgotten royal residence shrouded in mystery

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her eldest son and successor inherited a number of properties across the UK, many of which neither the late Queen nor the new King has ever lived

in. While Her Majesty spent nine decades on the Windsor estate, she only called a couple of its properties home. There are many houses that have remained unoccupied and one is particularly

mysterious.  Frogmore House — a mansion on the Berkshire estate — has remained unoccupied since 1925. The 16th Century Grade I-listed building is located just 800 metres away from the main

Windsor Castle.  Its first official royal resident was George FitzRoy, Duke of Northumberland, the illegitimate son of King Charles II and Barbara Palmer, Duchess of Cleveland. He lived at

Frogmore House until his death in 1716; his wife, Mary, continued to live at the mansion until her death in 1738.  Several other tenants resided at the Berkshire home until 1792 when King

George III bought the property for his wife, Queen Charlotte. Then, Frogmore was used as an idyllic retreat for the Queen and her unmarried daughters; the women used the home as a refuge

from royal life and spent their time painting, drawing and gardening.  Since then, the Frogmore Estate has been home to a number of royal residents and become “a 'family' souvenir

museum as well as a museum of ‘bygones’ and of interesting odds and ends,” according to Queen Mary, the wife of King George V, who spent hours sorting, rearranging and cataloguing items at

the property.  READ MORE: CAMILLA COULD DO AWAY WITH MAJOR ROYAL TRADITION THAT QUEEN UPHELD FOR ALMOST 70 YEARS The Queen had a well-known affection for the Windsor Estate having spent her

entire life living in the main castle itself and in the Royal Lodge with her parents when she was a child. However, the affinity does not seem to have passed to her son, with King Charles

unlikely to spend much time in the Berkshire countryside.  Charles reportedly finds Windsor “too noisy” due to its close proximity to Heathrow Airport, according to the Daily Mail’s Richard

Kay. And while the new King automatically inherited the 1,000-year-old Windsor Castle upon his mother’s death, he has no plans to live there and it is instead “earmarked” for Prince William

and Kate, Princess of Wales.  Kate and William have recently moved to the Windsor Estate — the new Prince and Prince of Wales relocated from Kensington Palace to Adelaide Cottage, a

four-bedroom home which sits in the shadow of Windsor Castle.  It is understood that King Charles and Queen Camilla will remain at Clarence House until reservicing work at Buckingham Palace

is partially complete. The works at the Palace include updating the electrical cabling, heating and plumbing, at an estimated cost of £369million.  Initially, it was decided that Charles and

Camilla would not move into the Palace until works were fully complete, but it has since been said that the 10-year project is not expected to be finished until 2027. Therefore, the new

King and Queen are set to move into the London-based residence sooner.  Buckingham Palace will continue to be used for official duties and events.