Former British Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor fled the Royal Lodge estate under cover of night after new references in Epstein files published by the US Department of Justice.
This is reported by The Sun.
The former Duke of York was expelled earlier than planned after his brother King Charles became increasingly concerned about the shocking revelations in the so-called "Epstein files". It is indicated that the departure marks a victory for the King, who for years wanted Andrew to leave the former home of the Queen Mother.
Charles made several attempts to evict Andrew in what royal insiders called the "siege of Royal Lodge". Andrew even refused to move to Frogmore Cottage in 2023 after Harry and Meghan were evicted.
A friend said: "He had planned to stay at Royal Lodge for a while longer, but with the release of the latest batch of Epstein files it became clear to him that it was time to go. The departure was so humiliating for him that he decided to do it under cover of night. … Theoretically he could have stayed until Marsh Farm was ready, but the headlines in the press were getting worse and worse. Also, the fact that he was seen driving around Windsor, laughing and looking like he didn't care about anything in the world, didn't sit well with the Royal Family."
The Telegraph reports that Andrew has moved to the Sandringham estate in Norfolk. He is expected to live indefinitely at Wood Farm, part of the king's private estate, until the renovation of Marsh Farm, which is to become his new permanent residence, is complete.
Buckingham Palace announced last October that the former prince would be leaving the GBP 30 million estate, the same month he was stripped of his title. He was expected to move "by Easter" but his departure appears to have been accelerated in recent days.
However, Mountbatten-Windsor has not yet fully moved out of Royal Lodge and is likely to be seen at Windsor in the coming weeks as he finishes packing.
The Sandringham estate is the King's private property and he will pay for his brother's new home.
Andrew mentioned in Epstein files
The release of three million emails by the US Department of Justice on Friday has added further embarrassment to Andrew. The files included photos of the former Duke of York standing on all fours over a woman lying on the floor and a message in which Mr Mountbatten-Windsor appeared to congratulate Epstein on his release from house arrest in July 2010.
Photos from the "Epstein files" released by the US Department of Justice
It also emerged that Epstein had been advising Mr Mountbatten-Windsor's business until at least 2017, seven years after the royal said he had broken off relations with the perpetrator.
Police are investigating fresh allegations from a second woman who claims the late paedophile sent her to Britain to have sex with Mr Mountbatten-Windsor.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: "We are aware of a report of a woman allegedly being taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes. We are assessing the report in accordance with our procedures. We take any reports of sexual offences very seriously and would urge anyone with information to contact us. At this time, these allegations have not been reported to Thames Valley Police by either the solicitor or their client." In an email, Andrew also told Jeffrey Epstein that he wanted to be his "pet". In December 2010, he wrote: "Kate has agreed to a deal in London. Now it's your job to convince Jeffrey. God, it's so cold and damp here! I wish I was your family's pet!"
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, former British minister Lord Peter Mandelson announced his withdrawal from the ruling party after the publication of more than three million additional files in the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Among them is a photo of Mandelson in underwear and emails in which he passed on internal government information to Epstein.
The materials mention Ukrainian modeling agencies and individuals in the context of the Jeffrey Epstein case, in particular, the files mention the Linea12 Models agency, which was headed by Maria Maniuk in 2010.
The new materials also describe Epstein as vladimir putin's "wealth manager". In addition, he maintained contacts with russian special services and systematically collected compromising material on famous people.
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