The Laines
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The Laines is an 18th-century country house in Plumpton, East Sussex, near Lewes in England. It was the childhood home of Queen Camilla and is a Grade II listed historic house.
Originally a rectory, the centre part was built in the 18th century, with 19th-century additions to the north and south.[1] It was listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England in 1979.[1] The house stands in over five acres (2.0 ha) of grounds, with an orchard and a walled kitchen garden.[2] There is a swimming pool, tennis court, paddock, and a separate four-bedroom cottage.[3]
Shand family
The Laines was the childhood home of Camilla Shand, the future consort of Charles III.[2] Camilla has stated that her childhood there was "perfect in every way".[4] The house had been purchased by her parents, British Army officer and businessman Major Bruce Shand and his wife, Rosalind Shand (née Cubitt), who also had a house in South Kensington, London.[2] The Shands moved there after the Second World War so that they could be near Camilla's grandmother Sonia Cubitt.[3] The Laines is believed to be where Bruce Shand asked the young Prince Charles about his intentions with regard to Camilla.[3]