Ten facts about William and Kate's new home

1. The ever-stylish Duchess is said to have chosen neutral colour schemes with cream, white and eau de nil hues for the walls and curtains

2. The apartment, which was once home to Princess Margaret and her husband Lord Snowdon, was redesigned and opened up to give around 20 rooms instead of the original 30

Kensington Palace is pictured here in 1961

3. New mum Kate, who is renowned for her love of high street shopping, purchased a pair of £80 John Lewis Svetlana faux fur throws for the drawing room sofas. She has also been seen stocking up on serving plates in Zara Home and purchasing a rug in Chelsea

4. There are three kitchens in the new home – one for family on the ground floor and two for staff. While the family have housekeeper Antonella Fresolone on hand to help out at mealtimes, keen cook Kate is also expected to prepare a lot of the food

5. Kate, who has a degree in the history of art, is said to have found interior inspiration on a visit to Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark's home two years ago. The 31-year-old liked the way they had combined antiques with modern art in their state apartment

6. The Duke and Duchess have borrowed priceless antique items from the Royal Collection in the basement of Buckingham Palace to furnish their home which is around 300 years old. The couple are said to be keen to make the most of the original features.

They are seen here on their wedding day in a classic Aston Martin

7. William and Kate's bedroom will have 'his and hers' dressing rooms and bathrooms

8. The new home will incorporate five reception rooms, three bedroom suites complete with dressing rooms and bathrooms and a night and day nursery for four-month-old Prince George with an adjacent bedroom for his nanny Jessie Webb

9. Modern fittings including underfloor heating, encrypted wifi, a TV projector and a panic room were added during renovations. The basement had a complete overhaul to replace photographer Lord Snowdon's darkroom with a laundry, storeroom and staff coffee area

10. More than one hundred workmen including electricians, plumbers and plasterers were involved in the modernisation project which involved completely rewiring the property as well as removing asbestos and lead paint

Kensington Palace

1. Apartment 1: A 21-room home to the Duke of Gloucester, the Queen's first cousin, and his wife

2. Apartment 1A: William, Kate and George's new home

3. State Apartments: These apartments are available for hire, with prices from £6,500 per room

4. Apartment 10: This five-bedroom, five-reception-room is home to Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

5. Apartments 8 and 9: Princess Diana's official residence before her death

6. Wren House: The home of the Queen's cousin, the Duke of Kent

7. Apartment 4A: A modest living quarter formerly used by the Queen's director of property services

8. Apartment 4B: Once home to Prince Charles' former private secretary, Sir Michael Peat. He used to pay £47,000 of his £250,000-a-year salary to live there

9. Nottingham Cottage: William and Kate's current home. Prince Harry will move in once the couple move into Apartment 1A

10. The other apartments: Small apartments occupied by royal employees, who pay a small proportion of their salary in rent