Meanwhile, Kate lived with her sister Pippa in their parents’ flat in the heart of Chelsea, working for a family friend at the clothing store Jigsaw.

Spread out over three floors with three bedrooms, the property reportedly cost them £780,000 ($1m) in 2002 when they bought it, and later sold for just under £1.9 million ($2.5m) in 2019.

A refuge for Kate during a period when when her relationship with Prince William was under huge scrutiny, the couple split for a few months, before secretly making a pact while on holiday in the Seychelles, to get married when the time was right.

Flats in the block are still popular. A two-bedroom flat (pictured) was available recently for £4,000 (£5.2k) per month with Fraser Bond.

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s homes from Kensington Palace to Adelaide Cottage