A key feature of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor‘s home in Norfolk shows just how far the disgraced prince has fallen, according to one of his new neighbours. The King’s younger brother was evicted from his Windsor estate of around two decades following new revelations about his friendship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and retreated to the significantly smaller Marsh Farm, on the Royal Family’s Sandringham estate, earlier this month. While downsizing from a 30-room mansion to a five-bedroom farmhouse may have been a tough pill for Andrew to swallow, a further detail of his new home could further emphasise the extent of his fall from grace.
Marsh Farm’s light-blue front door shares the same colour as hundreds of other of properties on the King’s Norfolk estate, many of which are tenanted by Sandringham staff – drilling the message home that the former Duke of York is “just like every other tenant”, according to one local.
The former prince’s new neighbour also said the colour scheme, which is said to have been introduced by the Queen Mother to distinguish the properties linked to the royal estate, would be a “constant reminder” to Andrew that he is living off his brother’s charity.
They told The Mirror: “Andrew now has a front door matching the Sandringham staff, which shows just how far he has fallen from grace. He is now just like every other tenant.
“The colour of the front door indicates [that] the house is owned by the King, so it’s a constant reminder that his brother is paying for him to live there. As a tenant, you are not allowed to change the front door, so he’s stuck with it.”
Andrew was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office following allegations that he shared sensitive information with Epstein while serving as the UK’s trade envoy between 2001 and 2011.
He spent around 11 hours in custody as searches were conducted at his home in Norfolk and his former home, Royal Lodge in Windsor, before being released pending investigation.
It came months after King Charles stripped him of his titles, including his “prince” status and HRH styling, in an unprecedented move in modern British history.
The former duke has denied any wrongdoing over his links to Epstein but but has not directly responded to the latest allegations.
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