- Prince William and Kate Middleton's new home, Forest Lodge, has a 150 acre "no-go zone" around it, and trespassers will be arrested.
- The area was previously a popular spot for locals to walk their dogs.
- The Waleses are protecting their property with fencing and cameras.
Prince William and Kate Middleton are ditching Adelaide Cottage for Forest Lodge, and apparently security is a major concern. To the point where a "no-go zone" has been established around the home—much to the displeasure of neighbors.
While The Sun reports that Forest Lodge will be protected by "CCTV cameras, massive fencing, and landscaping," there's also a 150 acre "no go zone" around the property with a 2.3-mile perimeter that'll be "signposted warning people not to enter." Anyone caught trespassing will face arrest.
Unfortunately, this area was previously used by the community for walking (there was even a since-closed car park that locals paid £110 a year to use), and people are upset.
"Many of us have been walking our dogs here for 20 years so to be told we can’t any more is a kick in the teeth," a local woman said of the new rules. "We pay annually towards the upkeep of a park but we are no longer going to be allowed to use part of it. They’ve only given us a few days’ notice to say this section of forest is closing for ever. Now I’ll need to get in my car to drive further afield to take my dog for a walk."
Speaking of William and Kate's neighbors, reminder that they, um, actually kicked several out of their homes. Per the Daily Mail, two families who live in nearby cottages were asked to "vacate their properties" ahead of the Waleses moving in.
As a source explained, "They were told to move out. I guess they were given somewhere else, but they were told they had to move. They were not expecting it. Those houses are very close to the lodge, so they're not going to want any Tom, Dick or Harry living in those houses if there are going to be royals there."
