Fifteen years after Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding captured global attention, a new detail about their honeymoon has quietly emerged. According to royal biographer Robert Jobson, the couple did not head straight to the Seychelles after their wedding. Instead, they first slipped away on a secret trip within the United Kingdom.
In his new book The Windsor Legacy, Jobson reveals that the newlyweds travelled to Wales in complete secrecy. The visit was never reported at the time, and no press photographs surfaced. It remained unknown until now.
After their ceremony at Westminster Abbey, William and Kate reportedly flew to Llwynywermod, King Charles’s private Welsh retreat near the Brecon Beacons in Carmarthenshire. The countryside estate had long served as a quiet escape for Charles and Camilla before the lease was given up in 2023.
Jobson writes that the couple enjoyed a few peaceful days there, away from cameras and public attention. A senior royal source told him the experience felt even more special because no one discovered where they were. The farmhouse, part of the Duchy of Cornwall, is now available as a holiday rental after Prince William chose not to renew the lease.