Christmas tree shoppers say they are being forced to take a mile-long detour as Prince William and Princess Kate move into their new home, the Forest Lodge at Windsor
Festive shoppers picking up a Christmas tree have complained that a detour put in place around Prince William and Princess Kate’s new home is forcing them to make a mile-long detour.
Local access routes have been limited to prevent people from driving directly in front of the royal eight-bedroom home at Forest Lodge in Windsor, where the Prince and Princess of Wales began moving in with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis last month.
It means drivers heading to the yearly Christmas Tree Shop at Windsor Great Park now face being sent around a new circular route – making them travel more than an extra mile in total.
One local told the Daily Mail: “A car was parked and running both days with what looked like two plain-clothes officers inside to prevent anyone going into the lodge’s grounds. The shop is right next door, so it is not surprising the Waleses are keeping an extra eye out in case anyone is tempted to take a peek.”
Another claimed it had resulted in some tricky situations on the road, telling the newspaper: “I have already seen a few near misses where people have driven the wrong side of the cones.”
Kensington Palace has been approached for comment.
Boy has ‘dream come true’ meeting with Princess Kate
It comes as the Mirror launched a Christmas Appeal for a charity providing life-changing assistive technology that helps seriously ill and disabled children play – and revealed how one boy had a heartwarming encounter with the Princess of Wales.
Felix Forbes, 13, met the Princess of Wales while she was visiting TÅ· Hafan Children’s Hospice in South Wales in January this year. She was unveiled as the hospice’s new Royal patron, following in the footsteps of Princess Diana.
It was a dream come true for the Forbes family – mum Alex, 44, dad Dan, 43, and siblings Felix, 13, Lottie, 10, and Maggie, five. Just a few months prior, Felix, who suffers from the rare neurological condition Miller-Dieker Syndrome, had been so poorly that his family feared the worst.
Out of the 100,000 children in the UK and Ireland living with a life-limiting condition, Felix is one of the 15,000 who benefit from Lifelites, a technology that enables him to connect with his family, learn and enjoy himself. Lifelites offers seriously ill and disabled children the opportunity to play, create and communicate, harnessing the power of assistive and sensory technology.
