Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have splashed out on a new bed.

The royal couple are planning to move into their new property in Kensington Palace, London, within the next few days and they are so eager to make it homely that they have bought the exact same model of divan they slept in while living in their Anglesey farmhouse in Wales.

The bed - named Natural Choice 4500 - contains around 4,200 springs and after Duchess Catherine - who was known as Kate Middleton before she married William in 2011 - phoned her former landlord in north Wales, she has managed to track down the copy of their previous model.

David Smeaton, who owns Healthbeds, told the Daily Mail newspaper: "We got a call out of the blue from one of the Duchess's staff asking if we could provide one like the model they slept in.

"I think it's the first time the royals have bought our beds.

"The Duchess loved the bed so much, apparently she looked under the mattress to find a label to discover where it was made.

"We are thrilled to have royalty buying one of our beds."

He added: "I couldn't possibly discuss the price but it's taken a lot of complex measuring to get it right.

"The idea is to make a very comfortable bed that minimises allergy.

"It's an unusual order because the bed is bespoke and had to be enshrined in a four poster setting."

The couple are hoping to be settled in to their new apartment before their son Prince George's christening on October 23.