From a royal cottage to a remote Peak District bungalow: The home King Charles bought for the late Queen’s confidante

With its weathered brick facade and plastic window frames, it is a far cry from the graceful house she enjoyed for years as the queen’s dresser.

But this £465,000 three-bedroom bungalow is a place that Angela Kelly, 66, one of Queen Elizabeth’s closest confidantes, can finally call home thanks to the King’s generosity.

As reported by the MoS last year, Ms Kelly was asked to leave her Grade II listed cottage on the Windsor estate within months of Her Majesty’s death in 2022.

However, Charles decided to fulfill his mother’s promise of lifelong housing for her devoted employee by discreetly having a house purchased.

The Yorkshire house was bought by King Charles for Mrs Kelly, the late Queen’s dresser and personal assistant

The 1980s-style property, believed to be part of a deal banning Ms Kelly from ever sharing royal secrets, is located 160 miles from Berkshire in the Peak District and offers stunning views of the rolling hills.

It is paid directly through the Royal Family’s bank account in Coutts. It is believed the property will revert to the Crown when Mrs Kelly dies.

While it may be a downgrade from her historic Windsor home, the bungalow features a spacious living room with gas fireplace, a cozy dining room and an open kitchen.

Ms Kelly was asked to leave her Grade II listed cottage on the Windsor estate (pictured) within months of Her Majesty’s death in 2022.

Queen Elizabeth sits front row during a catwalk show with Anna Wintour (third from right), British Fashion Council CEO Caroline Rush (left) and royal seamstress Mrs Kelly (second from right) in 2018

Ms Kelly has published two books about working with Her Majesty, and it is believed she had permission from the Queen to write a third.

But while he offered her a home, a senior palace aide acting on behalf of the king presented a non-disclosure agreement as part of the deal.

A well-placed source called the NDA a “silence order” that prohibited the dresser from using the words “King” and “Palace” for commercial purposes.

Ms Kelly was adored by the late Queen and even accompanied her and Vogue editor Dame Anna Wintour to London Fashion Week in 2018.

She was appointed to the Royal Victorian Order in 2012 and was among a handful of personal staff at the Queen’s side during her final days. But Ms. Kelly often ruffled the feathers of colleagues and was nicknamed “AK-47” because of her temper.

When she returned to Windsor after the Queen’s death, bags containing Her Majesty’s belongings in hand, the locks on the castle’s royal apartments had been changed, ending her unfettered access.

In May last year, Ms Kelly was photographed packing up her quaint cottage for a new life up north and appeared overcome with emotion.