Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor moved out of Royal Lodge on Monday night time.
A elimination van was pictured arriving at Royal Lodge this morning (Picture: Getty)
Removing vans have been pictured arriving exterior Royal Lodge this morning, after it was revealed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had been pressured to vacate the mansion forward of schedule. Final night time, the Solar revealed that the previous prince had vacated the property beneath the duvet of darkness, to keep away from being noticed.
He moved out on Monday night and has quickly moved into Wooden Farm Cottage on the Sandringham Property whereas the renovations are accomplished on Marsh Farm, the place he’ll completely reside. On Wednesday morning, a white elimination van was seen pulling as much as the gates of Royal Lodge, as Andrew’s belongings are moved over to Norfolk.
It’s understood that Andrew had as a result of vacate his dwelling of over 20 years subsequent week, however as new revelations concerning the King’s brother had been launched within the newest tranche of Epstein recordsdata on Friday, the King and the Royal Family rushed ahead the plans.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor moved out of Royal Lodge on Monday night time (Picture: Getty)
A whole bunch of latest particulars emerged within the newest launch by the US Division for Justice, together with an image that appeared to indicate Andrew on all fours excessive of a clothed girl.
What made it worse was Andrew, who has denied the allegations towards him, continued to be pictured in public on the Windsor Property, waving and smiling to the general public.
A buddy instructed the publication: “He had deliberate to cling on at Royal Lodge just a little longer however with the newest batch of Epstein recordsdata it was made clear to him that it was time to go.
“Leaving was so humiliating for him that he selected to do it beneath the duvet of darkness. He didn’t wish to have a giant emotional goodbye despite the fact that Royal Lodge is a spot the place he had so many household reminiscences.
“Theoretically he may have stayed till Marsh Farm was prepared however the headlines had been solely getting worse. Additionally, the very fact he’s been seen driving round Windsor laughing and searching like he hasn’t a care on this planet hasn’t gone down effectively with the Royal Family.”
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The King has lengthy sought to evict his brother from the 30-room, Nineteenth-century Grade II property, as a result of optics of the disgraced prince dwelling in such grandeur, however has been unable to take action as a result of his watertight lease with the Crown Property.
Nevertheless final autumn it was introduced that Andrew and his ex-wife Fergie would vacate the property and hand again the lease, in the identical announcement that the previous duke would have his princely title formally stripped.
His ties to convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein got here beneath recent scrutiny final 12 months after Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir No person’s Lady revealed new particulars of her allegations towards the pair.
Andrew, who reached a monetary settlement with Ms Giuffre in 2022 with no admission of legal responsibility, has at all times vehemently denied the allegations.
Andrew and Fergie lived at Royal Lodge collectively for over 20 years. They took over the property after the dying of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mom, in 2002.
He paid £1 million for the lease and an extra £7.5 million for refurbishments. The phrases of the lease said he solely pays a “peppercorn lease” on the property – a authorized time period describing that lease technically exists, but it surely’s nominal, usually simply £1 a 12 months and even nothing in any respect.
The mansion is laid out throughout three storeys and includes a spacious drawing room, conservatory, saloon and 7 bedrooms. The home is so massive that each Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie hosted their marriage ceremony receptions there.
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Royal Lodge is owned by the Crown Property and beneath the phrases of his lease, he and his household had been entitled to reside within the property till 2078.
Charles had hoped to drive his hand final 12 months by chopping off his funding, however Andrew continued to fund the expensive upkeep prices that had been required to uphold his lease.
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