The new apartment will suit the couple’s growing family, as it boasts five bedrooms and three reception rooms.

The new apartment will suit the couple’s growing family, as it boasts five bedrooms and three reception rooms. Renovation work is being paid for out of the public purse, although the Royals are covering the cost of the interior design. Last year it emerged that the Queen was planning to give her grandson one of the cottages on the Sandringham estate to mark his 30th birthday. She owns around 150 properties on the estate but it is not known which cottage was chosen. The Duke is thought to be particularly pleased about the Norfolk cottage because he and Kate spent their first Christmas as husband and wife at Sandringham in 2011. Amner Hall, Amner, Norfolk Rented out: Anmer Hall, which between 1972 and 1990 was lived in by the Duke and Duchess of Kent, is currently leased to James Everett, who owns a kitchen and timber company, until 2017 The village of Anmer lies between King's Lynn and Hunstanton, on the edge of the Sandringham estate The village of Anmer lies between King's Lynn and Hunstanton, on the edge of the Sandringham estate Picturesque: An aerial view of the country house owned by the Queen in Norfolk Picturesque: An aerial view of the country house owned by the Queen in Norfolk Aerial view of Kensington Palace Sprawling: Aerial view of Kensington Palace where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge currently live This year they spent Christmas at Kate’s family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh stay in the main house, an Edwardian mansion, every Christmas with the rest of the Royal Family. The 20,000-acre Sandringham Estate, near King’s Lynn in Norfolk, has been owned by the Queen since her accession in 1952 and by the Royal Family since 1862. Although much of the land is open to the public, the paparazzi are no longer allowed to photograph the Royal family relaxing there. Buckingham Palace declined to comment. The Queen wraps up warm in a black scarf and hat today as she attends a Sunday church service on the Sandringham Estate The Queen wraps up warm in a black scarf and hat today as she attends a Sunday church service on the Sandringham Estate The Queen is pictured getting out of a car in the fog today as she arrives with the Duke of Edinburgh The Queen is pictured getting out of a car in the fog today as she arrives with the Duke of Edinburgh