Why Kate Middleton will spend her first days at her ‘forever home’ of Forest Lodge without husband Prince William

Acquired by the Crown in 1892, Forest Lodge is a Georgian pile that boasts marble fireplaces, plaster cornices, and a half-barrel-vaulted ceiling. Both the Prince and Princess of Wales will find something to love about the lodge: for football fan Prince William, there is a clear view of the Wembley Arches, while Wimbledon Patron (and keen tennis player) Catherine can practice her serves on the house’s private court. Forest Lodge underwent £1.5 million worth of refurbishments in 2001, and…