Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet retired to the house after he successfully operated on King Edward VII's appendix in 1902.

Edward VII awarded use of the house to Sir Edmund Monson, 1st Baronet on his retirement from His Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1905.

[8] Thatched House Lodge was the home of Wing Commander Sir Louis Greig (equerry to George VI when he was Duke of York), who was deputy Ranger of Richmond Park from 1932.

According to the National Audit Office report on Thatched House Lodge, "considerable sums have been spent during the last 40 years of occupation".

Therefore, although Thatched House Lodge is a royal residence by virtue of being inhabited by Princess Alexandra, it is in fact private property, the sub-lease of which was acquired on the open market, and the leasehold having been bought by Ogilvy.

[8] The leasehold arrangements concerning Thatched House Lodge differ from the arrangements relating to other royal residences leased from the Crown Estate, Royal Lodge and Bagshot Park, leased by Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh respectively.