Real reason Prince William and Princess Kate are moving house this month

Much has been made recently of the Prince and Princess of Wales's plans to move to their so-called "forever home", Forest Lodge. Kate has been hands-on with the renovations and interiors, and the staff have already begun the unenviable task of relocating their belongings from Adelaide Cottage to the new place.

As the finishing touches are put on the eight-bedroom Georgian mansion, the three-mile move is understood to be "imminent". While space is certainly a factor in the change of location, the overriding reason is to enable the family to have "a fresh start". A well-placed royal source said Kate and William are relocating in an effort to start a new chapter, as the last few years have been marked by personal challenges.

"It's not just about her [Kate's] cancer, the Queen died while they were living at Adelaide, and there were all the attacks from California," the insider said. "They both want a fresh start, and moving to Forest Lodge offers them that."

The move will be a chance for them to create new, happy memories together as a family and put the past behind them. They are expected to have moved in fully before the prince flies to Brazil next month to host the annual ceremony for his environmental prize.

While Kate is keen to join her husband in Rio, she will stay at home with the children to ensure the spotlight remains on his Earthshot prize and help ensure Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven, settle in.

However, a royal source stated that plans are in place for the future king and queen to travel abroad together next year, with details to be announced in due course.

Australia has been mooted after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was "hopeful" they would visit in the "coming period". But a shorter trip, closer to home, is likely to take place first, as a trip Down Under would likely involve the children coming too, meaning it would have to coincide with the school holidays.

But I'm sure we'd all welcome a tour by the future king and queen, no matter where it may be.

THERE is a sense of relief at Buckingham Palace this weekend, after Prince Andrew finally gave up his remaining royal privileges.

He's lost the Duke of York title given to him by his mother, and will no longer be a Knight of the Order of the Garter.

While proud Andrew would have found it incredibly hard to admit that the game was up, the King is "glad" the sorry saga has finally come to an end.

The endless drip of scandals, overshadowing the important work of the Royal Family, had got too much to bear.

This week proved a major turning point and hardened the monarch's resolve to ensure "the Andrew problem" had been properly dealt with.

So after speaking to his brother on the phone from Scotland on Friday, the decision was made.

The Prince of Wales, who had long been pushing for an outcome like this, fully backed the move.

Andrew's only silver lining is that they are powerless to evict him from his home, Royal Lodge.

So long as he can afford the rent and maintenance, he will keep hold of the keys.

The family hope that Andrew will now keep even more of a low profile than before, having been told he's no longer welcome at any of the Christmas events at Sandringham.

But I'm sure we can expect some pictures of a forlorn prince out riding on the Windsor Estate over the coming weeks.

I'll be flying back out to Rome next week for the King's two-day state visit to the Vatican. It's set to be extremely significant, as Charles will become the first monarch to pray at a public service with the Pope since the Reformation.

He will also be made Royal Confrater of the Papal Basilica of St Paul's Outside the Walls in a historic tribute to the King's work, finding common ground between faiths.

The trip had originally been planned for April, in conjunction with their state visit to Italy, but it was postponed due to Pope Francis's ill-health.

Sources say the trip is "deeply significant for the King personally", due to his work to bring people from different faiths and communities together.

Earl Spencer is looking very different these days. Princess Diana's younger brother, Charles, has marked six months sober. He once spoke about using alcohol to "anesthetise things", but after deciding to stop drinking for a few weeks - he hasn't looked back. "Never felt better," he wrote on social media.

However, giving up the booze appears to have more than just an effect on his wellbeing, as in a picture clutching a pint of Guinness Zero, Charles looks rather trim. He thanks his girlfriend, Cat Jarman, for supporting him through his "happy transformation".

In Friday's Daily Express, following the Prince of Wales's film on suicide, I wrote a personal piece about the mental health crisis I suffered in 2016.

I have been completely overwhelmed by the positive response to the piece, having been inundated with messages since it was published. It means a great deal for people to draw strength from my story and to have sparked an important conversation.

So thank you to everyone who has reached out to me, it means the world, and it will certainly take a while to process and read everyone's kind words.