First up, the most famous residents: The Prince and Princess of Wales—William and Catherine—live in Apartment 1A with their three children. Yes, the future King of England might be trimming the hedge next door. But wait, there’s more: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle once called Frogmore Cottage home, though they’ve since flown the coop.
Then you have the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and Prince Michael of Kent, all tucked into their own grand apartments. It’s like a family reunion that never ends, except the canapés are probably served on gold plates.
The Billionaire Brigade
But here’s where it gets delightfully weird. Kensington Palace Gardens is officially nicknamed “Billionaires’ Row.” You’ll find steel magnates, Russian oligarchs, and Indian tycoons living right next door to minor royals. Imagine borrowing a cup of sugar from a guy who owns a fleet of private jets.
The Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal once resided here, as did the heirs to the Safeway supermarket fortune. They don’t just have gardeners; they have entire landscape design teams. It’s a neighborhood where a “fixer-upper” still costs fifty million pounds.
