The Queen's cousins, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, were compelled to vacate their private residence due to financial constraints. The couple previously resided in Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire, a Grade II-listed building boasting 40 rooms and 12 acres of grounds, providing an impressive country seat befitting royalty.

In 1938, the late Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V, purchased the house and estate with his wife, Princess Alice, the late Duchess of Gloucester. However, in 1995 it was announced that Alice, along with her son, daughter-in-law and their children, would be leaving the home to reside in an apartment at Kensington Palace.

Regrettably for the Queen's cousins - Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, and his wife, the Duchess, Birgitte v

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