Why Prince William, Kate Middleton new home is making people 'cry'

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s new home at the Forest Lodge, has made thousands of people upset.

The grounds and parks around the lodge are soon to be kept away from public, a fact that has upset locals.

Expert Ellie Fry writes for Mirror: “After it had been announced that William was moving there, I spoke to various people I bumped into and we speculated about the closure of the fields and footpaths and the general view was 'I really hope not'. But some were sanguine about it because they wrongly assumed that the Royal Family own the park," she said.”

She said: "There were months of works around Forest Lodge [before the move], big trenches were dug so clearly a lot of infrastructure went in. They planted a new hedge and installed a new fence behind the back garden of the house. And then the new stock fence went up around the fields between Cranbourne and Rangers Gate. The drive was resurfaced. Finally, the cameras appeared."

The expert noted: "Anyone can buy a pass to the Windsor Great Park car parks and walk in the public areas. So, by closing Cranbourne Gate car park and an area of land behind the Forest Lodge about three times the size of St James' Park, thousands of people from miles around have been affected.”

"When I realised we only had a couple of days left of access, I did go over there, and everyone I met was upset," she explains. "I ran into a woman there that I recognised, and she said to me that when she got the email, she cried. For people who have walked there for years, it's so sad."