About 2.5 miles south of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England, the historic former home of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester is now occupied by Windsor House Antiques.
The Manor entered the family in 1938, when Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (the third son of King George V) bought the house and estate with the bulk of his legacy from the late king, but the house’s history dates back to 1540 when King Henry VIII granted it to the Montagu family – the same family Prince Henry’s wife, Alice, descended from. The Gloucesters vacated the house in 1995, so Princess Alice could relocate to Kensington Palace to be with her son, the present Duke of Gloucester.
Prince's Palace of Monaco
Built all the way back in 1191 as a Genoese fortress, the Prince's Palace of Monaco serves as the official residence of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the palace and its owners (the same family that has been living and ruling Monaco for over seven hundred years) became symbols of the slightly risque glamour and decadence that were associated with Monte Carlo and the French Riviera, and that glamour became reality when film star Grace Kelly became a chatelaine (a “keeper”) of the palace in 1956. The palace, to this day, remains a residence of the current Prince of Monaco.
Marselisborg Palace
Yet another royal residence of the Danish Royal Family, Marselisborg Palace is in Aarhus and has been the summer residence of Queen Margrethe since 1967. It's in connection to a Palace Park and is near another park that stretches to the coast of the Bay of Aarhus (called Mindeparken) that is popular with citizens for recreational activities.
It was built from 1899 to 1902 and was presented as a gift from the people of Denmark to the Royal Family, on the occasion of the wedding of Prince Christian and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who would later become King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine.
Clarence House
Aristocratic townhomes may not be much in vogue anymore, but Clarence House still stands and used to serve as the official residence of King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consol. The princes William and Harry also spent time living in this austere and brilliant four-story stucco building.
The building is an attachment to St. James Palace The house features part of the Queen Mother’s art collection and classic Chinese porcelain, according to her designs on the house.
The Royal Lodge
Also located in Windsor Great Park, just three miles south of Windsor Castle, The Royal Lodge is the former Windsor residence of the late Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (Elizabeth II's mother). When she passed in 2002 Prince Andrew (the Duke of York) and his ex-wife Sarah, along with their daughters, became the new residents of the cottage.
The lodge dates back to 1662. Princess Eugenie spent much of her life in the area, and chose the place as the spot for her wedding in 2018, holding a two-day wedding reception with almost a thousand guests.