When Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was finally and dramatically “unroyaled” in October, Andrew and King Charles came to some kind of private agreement to get Andrew out of Royal Lodge. We were quickly told that Andrew and Sarah Ferguson wouldn’t be expected to move out of RL right away, that they would move out in the New Year. We still haven’t heard where Andrew will move into on the Sandringham estate. Well, the Sun had an exclusive this weekend about Andrew’s move being delayed. The official excuse is that Andrew is “struggling to downsize,” given that Royal Lodge is a very grand 30-room mansion, and given that there still doesn’t seem to be a confirmation of where Andrew will go next. So, basically, they’re saying he’ll probably move out of RL in February. Well, the Royalist Substack had some tea about what’s going on behind-the-scenes. Something I believe in this story is that Andrew is still negotiating with Charles about what kind of grand “cottage” he gets next.
Disgraced ex-Prince Andrew is still reeling off demands and ultimatums about his future living arrangements, The Royalist can reveal. Incredible as it may seem to those who bought the palace line that he was disgraced and stripped of all privileges, Andrew is demanding a substantial six or seven bedroom house on the Sandringham Estate complete with staff including a cook, gardener, housekeeper, driver and police security, sources have told The Royalist.
A friend of Andrew’s told The Daily Beast: “Andrew has done exactly what has been asked of him and he just wants to be left alone.”
Asked to comment on a report in the British news magazine Private Eye this week which suggested that Andrew is still negotiating about where exactly he will live on the Sandringham Estate, the friend said: “He is giving up the lease on one of England’s finest houses and expects to be treated fairly.”
A former courtier told The Royalist: “Knowing Andrew, this was always going to be about money. Andrew is essentially being bought out of the lease, so he will haggle over every last detail of the deal.”
The palace has previously admitted in background notes made available to members of the U.K. “royal rota” press pool and obtained by The Royalist that Andrew’s lease “has legal force” and that the king had to “respect” it and that “the laws of his own country” required “negotiation” between all parties, and that it is Andrew who must voluntarily surrender the lease. This seems a fancy way of saying he was being bought out.
Andrew’s reluctance to settle is being blamed in some quarters for a new timeline leaking out of the palace via the U.K. newspapers which suggests Andrew might stay in Royal Lodge for several more months to come.
I think it’s interesting that it’s been more than a month since the big Unroyaling and, in that time, Buckingham Palace has not offered any information about where Andrew will go next or what his new circumstances will be. Clearly, Andrew and Charles came to some kind of agreement and under-the-table settlement back in October. But why are they still hammering out some of the larger pieces of the deal? Is Charles balking at the idea of giving Andrew one of the nicer homes on the Sandringham Estate? Is Charles refusing to agree to a figure to buy out Andrew’s Royal Lodge lease? Is Charles nickel-and-diming Andrew over how many staffers he can have? Because it sounds like all of the above – more dithering from Charles, with Andrew in a strong negotiating position.
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- The Duke of York attends the Sunday service at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor, following the announcement on Friday April 9, of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99. Picture date: Sunday April 11, 2021. Prince Philip, was the longest-serving consort in British history.,Image: 604743229, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO UK USE FOR 48 HOURS- Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon sales@Avalon.red London +44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles +1 310 822 0419 Berlin +49 30 76 212 251 Madrid +34 91 533 42 89, Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red / Avalon
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- The Duke of York attends the Sunday service at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor, following the announcement on Friday April 9, of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99. Picture date: Sunday April 11, 2021. Prince Philip, was the longest-serving consort in British history.,Image: 604743237, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO UK USE FOR 48 HOURS- Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon sales@Avalon.red London +44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles +1 310 822 0419 Berlin +49 30 76 212 251 Madrid +34 91 533 42 89, Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red / Avalon
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- The Duke of York during a television interview at the Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor, following the announcement on Friday April 9, of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99. Picture date: Sunday April 11, 2021. Prince Philip, was the longest-serving consort in British history.,Image: 604743242, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO UK USE FOR 48 HOURS- Fee Payable Upon reproduction – For queries contact Avalon sales@Avalon.red London +44 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles +1 310 822 0419 Berlin +49 30 76 212 251 Madrid +34 91 533 42 89, Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red / Avalon
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- Prince Andrew arriving for the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral, central London. Picture date: Tuesday September 16, 2025. This is the first Catholic funeral service held for a member of the royal family in modern British history. Katharine, the wife of the late Queen’s cousin the Duke of Kent, converted to Catholicism in 1994.,Image: 1037851240, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Jordan Pettitt/Avalon
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- Prince Andrew arriving for the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral, central London. Picture date: Tuesday September 16, 2025. This is the first Catholic funeral service held for a member of the royal family in modern British history. Katharine, the wife of the late Queen’s cousin the Duke of Kent, converted to Catholicism in 1994.,Image: 1037851355, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Jordan Pettitt/Avalon
Andrew just wants to be left alone – surrounded by his staff and security.
he’s holding the threat of a tell all over all their heads.
I know! A cook, a gardener, a housekeeper, a driver, and police security. Leave this man ALONE!
Oh yes the pedo “must be treated fairly.” His punishment house must be grand because he is accustomed to a very large and grand place so he is still negotiating. He should have been investigated properly and found guilty and put in prison. He wouldn’t get to pick and choose where he lived and how big the place was if this was handled the right way!
Is Andrew trying to run out the clock? Keep negotiating until Charles passes? I don’t understand why William is so mad about how Charles is dealing with Andrew, except for the fact that maybe William wants Charles to get this sorted before he becomes King so he doesn’t have to inherit any Andrew issues. I’d say if Andrew is breathing , he is still going to inherit Andrew issues even from Sandringham.
Expects to be treated fairly? Um, excuse me, you were credibly called out for raping a teenager. You shouldn’t be getting ANY royal estate, and be thanking KC on your knees for offering you anything at all, instead of offering you up for the authorities to prosecute.
This! Andrew is still deluded enough to think that he can call the shots! It should be made clear to him that he must do as he’s told or he’ll be delivered to the US authorities to answer for his crimes.
He checked with all his teddy bears and they have demands, as well.
Am I the only one who thinks Andrew is holding something over Charles? Because this is not the behavior of a king who knows he’s in charge.
I am almost finished reading Entitled and he and Fergie are the two biggest grifters in the history of the world…unbelievable. So many millions unaccounted or unknown as to source have come and gone to these two over the past forty years no one could ever trace it. It’s bad enough that the royals refuse transparency in personal finances but this book details just how long and hard they tried to resist being held responsible for anything in his life…honestly is is sickening…
I’ll believe it when the Royal Lodge is empty and he’s living in Sandringham.
I think the press and the palace want everything to run smoothly, but I believe that the royal family itself has been covering things up and keeping secrets for many decades. Only now, when the public is demanding it, have they done something that attracts media attention and superficially looks like consistency. But it’s not genuine.
I don’t think Andrew understands the world anymore. He lives exactly according to the principles that have been evident in this family for centuries. Adultery, associating with shady characters (see Savile), living off others, dubious business dealings, arrogance, misogyny, sexism, racism, immaturity and childishness, no work, just window dressing, etc. And now he, of all people, is being held accountable? That must be very incomprehensible to him, especially since Harry and Meghan are already established scapegoats by the palace press and family.
Harry and Meghan are more honourable than this whole family. No matter what lies are spread about them. The world sees the truth.
Only Andrew and his royal bubble don’t see it. As always, they think they’re great.