During my recent visit to the UK (and Windsor Great Park), I talked my way -- with my friend, Katrina, into Cumberland Lodge, once the residence of Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Princess Christian was Queen Victoria's 5th child - Princess Helena.
The Lodge is no longer a royal residence, but is leased to a charitable foundation.
https://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/
The history of the estate is fascinating. Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough lived in the original house, when she was the Ranger of Windsor Great Park. The current building is named for Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, second son of King George II.
Helene Hudson's Cumberland Lodge: A House Throughout History offers a comprehensive accounting of the Lodge and its residents through the present day.
Sarah Robinson's Glorious Seclusion: Cumberland Lodge and Windsor Great Park in the Life in the Nation Paperback, which I bought from the receptionist at Cumberland Lodge, is a more concise history of the house.
It was at Cumberland Lodge where in 1936 King Edward VIII's Private Secretary, Alexander Hardinge, met with Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin to discuss the plans for the abdication.
Both books are well-illustrated and offer insight into residents of Cumberland Lodge, especially Prince Christian and Princess Helena and their family.
I have added both books to my library.
Cumberland Lodge is located in Windsor Great Park, south of the statue of George III.
We walked from Savill Garden through the Cumberland Gate to the Lodge, and around to the back as well, then headed down to the Prince Albert Statue, past Smith's Lawn and the Guards Polo Club to the Cumberland Obelisk and back to Savill Garden parking lot where we left the car.
You may wonder what the distance is from the Copper Horse statue of George III, which is the northern end of the Long Walk to Windsor Castle. The distance is 2.65 miles. Thus, Cumberland Lodge is located approximately three miles from Windsor Castle.
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