Prince Andrew has hid himself in his crumbling Royal Lodge home where it has emerged what he does all day after announcing he would be giving up his titles.
Prince Andrew has holed himself up at his Royal Lodge home ever since new allegations began to emerge about his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
After announcing he was to give up his Duke of York title, Andrew has shut himself off from the outside world inside his sprawling Windsor estate. Revelations in the posthumous memoir of Andrew’s sex accuser, Virginia Giuffre, have placed increasing pressure on the King’s brother. Andrew denies all the claims. And while he stay inside the confines of Royal Lodge, the terms on which Andrew is allowed to live there have also come under fire.
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Since 2003, Andrew has paid $1 million for the lease and another $ 7.5 million for renovations to the 30-room mansion.
In response to calls for a parliamentary inquiry, the Prime Minister also stated just yesterday that Andrew’s rent-free mansion should be subject to “proper scrutiny.”
Andrew hasn’t left the massive home he shares with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson since he abruptly cut himself out of public life in 2019 following his newsnight interview with the network.
Now, sources have revealed exactly how Andrew has been spending his days living in his crumbling mansion, which appears to have been centered around video games and TV shows.
The prince, according to a source, spends his days playing Call of Duty, a war game, and sitting in his large living room next to a big screen.
Ingrid Seward, the royal biographer, reported to the publication that a friend had reported to her about Andrew and Fergie watching TV on the biggest screen my friend had ever seen while they were visiting them at the Royal Lodge. It appeared to be “taking up the entire wall”
It is also reported that he fills his days watching golf coverage and TV, with an insider describing him as a TV aficionado. Meanwhile, another hobby Andrew is said to have taken up inside his home is plane spotting.
The one-time helicopter pilot, commended for his bravery in the Falklands War, can watch flights land and take off at airports all over the world, according to Royal correspondent Richard Kay’s previous article in the Daily Mail.
The prince has become obsessed with the app, which is a favorite of planespotter nerds, claims a visitor to Royal Lodge. The prince has only recently been spotted driving his car or taking his twice-weekly horse rides, despite the fact that he has reportedly not left his home since the recent scandal broke.
Andrew would frequently travel across Windsor Great Park for a cup of tea with her before her death, as did his late mother, the late Queen.
However, Ingrid continued, “His life is very empty, he’s very lonely, and I believe he’s very bored.” His ex-wife Fergie, who is no longer using her Duchess of York title, is one of the people he can count on for company at Royal Lodge.
Together with her, her five Norfolk terriers, Sandy and Muick, the late Queen’s corgis, and him, he lives in the same house. However, according to reports, Fergie basically has her own private wing of the property, leading a nearly separate life, given the size of the large house.
In old social media posts on Instagram, she previously gave a glimpse inside the house, showing off it’s grand conservatory as well as the vast grounds.
On Wednesday, the Commons passed a law allowing the King to formally remove Andrew from his dukedom.
The prince announced last week he would stop using his Duke of York title to avoid distracting from the work of the royal family, but an Act of Parliament would be required to formally remove the dukedom. York Central MP Rachael Maskell has set out legislation which would grant Charles the power to remove titles.
The monarch would be able to remove titles at his own volition, at the request of a joint committee of Parliament, or at the request of the person who holds the title.
