loved it. Kate particularly adored the private walled garden because she loves gardening, and she thought the house has so much potential. She also likes the fact it was so close to Kensington High Street.

Apartment 8

"They had seen a state apartment at St James' Palace, which they also rather liked, but they both agreed they wanted to live at Kensington Palace."

A Palace spokesperson added a lot of work was needed to turn it into a modern, habitable space.

The representative said: "The extent of the work needed to turn the apartment back into a home is not yet known, but it is expected that it will not be ready for occupation until at least 2013."

William initially wanted to move back into apartment 8, where he was brought up by/ 1 Back to Gallery

A senior Environmental Protection Agency staffer's newly released memo warned that EPA chief Stephen Johnson would lose his credibility and might have to resign if he rejected California's rules limiting greenhouse gases from cars and trucks.

The document, prepared by a top deputy in the EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality, is further evidence of the fierce internal struggle that Johnson faced before he ruled against California in December. Documents released earlier revealed that he overruled the unanimous opinion of his agency's legal and technical staff, who urged him to approve the state's rules.

California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, who released the memo Tuesday, said it was another sign that the EPA is an agency in crisis.

EPA spokesman Jonathan Shradar said the staffer wrote the