Fresh from their North American tour, William and Kate -- er, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge -- have moved into their first official apartment at Kensington Palace in London.
According to People.com, the apartment is not exactly tricked out with Versailles-level square footage: it consists of just two bedrooms and one bathroom. (Something we have in common with the Royal newlyweds: one bathroom. Except ours doesn't have a sink.)
Kensington Palace -- quite an upgrade from the flat they once shared with college friends at St. Andrews -- has provided shelter for members of the Royal Family since the 17th century. Most notably, the estate was the primary residence of Princess Diana from 1981 until her death in 1997, when thousands of mourners laid heaps of flowers by the palace gates.
Prince Charles and young princes William and Harry look at tributes to Diana at the Kensington gates in 1997. Anwar Hussein/Getty Images
Previously, William and Kate shared a suite of rooms with Prince Harry -- not the worst thing in the world -- at Clarence House, Harry's preferred London stomping grounds. (CBS Moneywatch recently compiled a nice roundup of Royal residences from which the couple can choose. Fun fact: Buckingham Palace contains 600 rooms, and its own police station.)
Last week, William and Kate took two days to settle into the new Kensington digs; they're now stationed at their main abode in Anglesey, North Wales, where the Prince works as an RAF Search and Rescue helicopter pilot.
Like any couple, they like to spend downtime at the movies. On Saturday, the pair caught a double feature of "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2" and "Bridesmaids."
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