Princess Kate and Prince William’s planned move to Forest Lodge has resulted in neighbours of the property being “told to move out”.
It has now emerged the occupants of nearby cottages were “elderly pensioners” whose homes will make way for extra security measures.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, will settle down in their new “forever home” in Great Windsor Park later this year.
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Forest Lodge is already undergoing extensive renovations ahead of their arrival which has meant those occupying two nearby cottages had to be re-homed.
"Elderly pensioner" neighbours of Forest Lodge are understood to have been moved out for extra security measures
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The former neighbours have now been identified as “elderly pensioners” and were asked to move to make way for additional security infrastructure for the Waleses.
A source revealed: “The occupants of the cottages were both elderly pensioners and have been found homes elsewhere on the estate.
“One of those moved is believed to be an eminent retired cardiologist octogenarian who used to play their trade at Harley Street and at the nearby Wexham Park Hospital in Slough.
“The two cottages will be turned into police houses as they will need to have security as it's so open around there,” the insider explained.
The Waleses will move into Forest Lodge later this year
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“Forest Lodge is visible from the road and although big black screens have been placed around it while work is taking place you just have to walk up the hill to get a view down on it,” they told the Daily Mail.
Providing some historical context, the insider explained Forest Lodge had been disapproved of by the late Queen due to the apparent vulnerability.
“A few years ago Sarah Ferguson looked at it but the Queen wasn't happy with it as it was so open I'm sure all that will be taken into account before William and Kate move in,” they added.
Last week, it was reported that Forest Lodge’s neighbours: “Were told to move out”.
The neighbours were rehomed after their cottages were needed to house extra security measures
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“I guess they were given somewhere else, but they were told they had to move,” a source told the Mail.
A Kensington Palace spokesman told GB News: "The Wales family will move house later this year."
Elsewhere in Windsor, another soon-to-be neighbours of the Waleses shared their worry about security at Forest Lodge.
Jean Reeve, a 87-year-old neighbour of Forest Lodge, expressed fears that the property may afford the Waleses less privacy.
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"I welcome them. But I hope the public allows them to live there quietly as a family," she began.
"It's a less private spot than their previous home, from what I know about the location."
The local continued: "I'd hate for people to always be going past and saying: ‘Oh, that's where they live’.
"They have young children after all. They deserve privacy," Mrs Reeve told the Daily Mail.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have been said to be "very strict about their boundaries" with a keen focus on "their mental health and family life".