The King’s staff at his Sandringham estate in Norfolk have changed the “summer safari” tour, which takes guests round the back of former prince Andrew’s new home
Royal fans will be able to have a peek into the former Prince Andrew’s new home – after the King’s staff changed the route of the summer “safari” tours of his Norfolk estate.
The popular tours, which take guests around the King’s Sandringham home in a Land Rover Defender, offer the chance to see the country estate in all its glory. The two-hour ‘Safari and Afternoon Tea Tour’ begins in the formal areas taking in the gardens and exterior of Sandringham House, which was rebuilt in 1870 for Edward VII’s growing family.
Guests are then able to explore the stunning scenery of the wider estate, before they are taken to the rear of disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s new home, Marsh Farm.
The tours now go off-road over the fields behind Andrew’s new home, then use his shared driveway to go onto the road in the village of Wolferton.
The King’s shamed brother was forced out of his 30-room Royal Lodge home in Windsor earlier this year, owing to his association with the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew, 66, was named numerous times in millions of documents released by the US State Department investigating Epstein’s catalogue of crimes. The monarch last October also stripped his brother of all his titles and honours, stating his “profound concern” at the allegations.
Andrew was arrested by officers from Thames Valley police on his birthday, February 19, on allegations of misconduct in a public office. He remains under investigation by the force probing claims he passed on confidential information to Epstein while working as a trade envoy for the British government,.
Nine other UK forces are also assessing a range of allegations regarding his relationship with the late billionaire financier, while US investigations also want Andrew to provide evidence of his relationship with the sex offender.
So far he has largely been in hiding since being exiled from the royal family, only appearing in recent weeks walking with a bodyguard on the Sandringham estate and to view horses close to his new five bedroom home.
The tours take guests through the formal gardens, then onto the wider estate to show them the King’s organic farmland and forests, which feature deer, hare and birds of prey.
Guests are also offered the opportunity to learn more about areas such as the Wash, a beautiful shallow bay teeming with wintering birds.
Tickets are available on the Sandringham estate website, which advertises: “Discover what enchanted generations of monarchs aboard a Land Rover Defender for a spectacular tour of the Royal Sandringham Estate, including the Royal Station platform in the village of Wolferton.”
The tour is rounded off with a delicious Afternoon Tea made with local produce. Each safari is a special personal experience limited to a maximum of six people.
Another tour operator suggests royal fans can “travel through spectacular landscapes, rolling meadows, tranquil organic farmland and magical forests being driven by an expert guide who lives and works on the estate, happy to answer questions about how it’s managed.”
Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed hosting her family at Christmas there every year from 1988, apart from under covid restrictions.
She previously spoke of how she “treasured the memories” made there during the festive period, where she typically remained through the new year until she observed the anniversary of her father, King George VI’s death, on February 6.
George V, King Charles III’s great-grandfather described his family’s Norfolk retreat as “Dear old Sandringham, the place I love better than anywhere else in the world ”. George VI wrote to his mother “I have always been so happy here and I love the place”.
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