The disgraced former Duke of York was forced to give up the lease on his 30-room Royal Lodge mansion back in October when he was dramatically stripped of all of his royal titles
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had one final rant when he was evicted from his home in Royal Lodge in Sandringham, it has been reported.
The disgraced former Duke of York was forced to give up the lease on his 30-room Royal Lodge mansion back in October when he was dramatically stripped of all of his royal titles. It is understood Andrew’s things, including precious art, are now being kept in a South London warehouse protected by 24-hour guards.
Both Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, who has lived with her former husband in the Royal Lodge since 2008, were forced to vacate the property and on February 2 the former prince was taken in the middle of the night to his new home on the King’s Sandringham Estate.
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But in a desperate bid to remain in his 30-room mansion, when he was told to leave Andrew said: “I’m the Queen’s second son, you can’t do this to me,” according to The Sun.
He reportedly refused to leave or take any responsibility, as a royal insider claimed: “It is extraordinary he chose to use the Queen’s name in his defence. No one is quite sure if the reality of his dire situation has hit home even yet.”
The former prince left Royal Lodge and is currently living at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate while his permanent home undergoes renovations.
Unmarked police cars and plain-clothed officers swarmed his home on his 66th birthday to arrest him on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
At least six Thames Valley Police cars swooped on Wood Farm on Andrew’s birthday. The former prince has consistently and strenuously denied any wrongdoing.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was seen leaving Aylsham Police Station in Norfolk in the back of a Range Rover – around 11 hours after he was arrested. The former prince, who became the first senior royal in modern history to be arrested, is accused of sharing sensitive information with Epstein while serving as the UK’s trade envoy.
Thames Valley Police said he was released under investigation and searches on the Sandringham Estate had concluded. Its statement said: “Thames Valley Police is able to provide an update in relation to an investigation into the offence of misconduct in public office. On Thursday we arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrested man has now been released under investigation. We can also confirm that our searches in Norfolk have now concluded.”
The force said its searches in Berkshire are still under way – at his former address, the Royal Lodge in Windsor – and that it would make no further statement at this time. If suspects are released under investigation after arrest, there is no time limit or conditions, such as there would be on bail after questioning.
