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former prince andrew It is understood they will have until the end of January to leave the Royal Lodge, despite ordered to evacuate This week by King.
In a historic move this week, Charles announced he was going to Take away all remaining titles From his brother – including the “prince” – and will evict him from the 30-room mansion of the Windsor estate.
It was believed that Andrew’s move was to an undisclosed property. sandringham in property norfolk Will happen as soon as possible.
However, Independent It is understood that Andrew will be able to live at Royal Lodge until early 2026, and discussions are ongoing over which house he will move to on the Sandringham estate.
This also makes sense sarah ferguson She made clear that she would not accept, as had been suggested by courtiers in earlier conversations with Andrew upon her departure, any household or financial support from the royal family.
Charles’ announcement comes after weeks of intense pressure over his brother’s links to a pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein Continue to embarrass the monarchy.
It is understood that although Andrew has denied all of Epstein’s allegations, Buckingham Palace believes there has been a “serious lapse in judgement”.
On Friday, it was announced that his name had been removed from the official roll of the peerage, a significant step in formally removing his titles.
Dukes, including the Duke of York, are listed on the Roll of the Peerage maintained at the Office of the Crown and, as Lord Chancellor, David Lammy is responsible for maintaining it.
Experts have said questions are now likely to be asked over Andrew’s place in the line of succession.
He is eighth in line to the throne after Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet of Sussex, even though he is now known only as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, and effectively lives as a commoner.
HE MagazineJoe Little, managing editor, said: “I’m sure very soon, someone will ask, if they haven’t already, why they haven’t been removed from the line of succession.
“Obviously given all the things that are ahead of him, it would be quite a disaster for him to become king. So wouldn’t it be easier to just remove him from the line of succession?”
This would be Andrew’s last Christmas at Windsor before moving to Sandringham, which would be privately funded by the king.
The vast Sandringham estate comprises 16,000 acres of farmland, 3,500 acres of woodland and 150 properties.
According to its website, the estate includes villages and hamlets including West Newton and Sherborne, and 13 villages with residential properties which are let to people who live and work locally.
Three of these are currently listed to let, including a two-bedroom red brick terraced house in Flitcham village, priced from £975 per calendar month.
Sandringham House, where the monarch usually celebrates Christmas, is at the heart of the estate and has been the private home of five generations of British monarchs for more than 150 years.
It was purchased in 1862 as a private country retreat by the then Prince of Wales, later Edward VII.
Like Andrew, Edward VII was also embroiled in scandal. The prince, known as Bertie, had several mistresses, including stage actress Lillie Langtry and Queen Camilla’s ancestor Alice Keppel.
In 1870, the royal voluntarily appeared as a witness in a divorce case when Lady Harriet Mordaunt falsely accused the heir to the throne of being one of her lovers.
The future Edward VII once again appeared as a witness in June 1891 – this time to give evidence on a charge of slander arising from a card game in the Tranby Croft Affair case.
Andrew faced a new round of public humiliation after emails emerged earlier this month showing he had been in contact with Epstein for a longer period of time than previously believed.
Palace officials had hoped that forcing Andrew to give up the title of Duke of York would end the furore, but pressure increased after the publication of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir and details of their “Peppercorn Rent” agreement.
The family of Ms Giuffre, who committed suicide in April, said in a statement that “today, she announces a victory” and that she had “defeated a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage”.