PRINCE William wants Andrew to leave Royal Lodge for one deeply personal reason, a royal expert has claimed.<\/p>\n
Efforts to oust disgraced Andrew<\/a> \u2013 <\/span>who has been engulfed by the Jeffery Epstein scandal<\/a>\u00a0<\/span> \u2013\u00a0<\/span>have now dragged on for almost three years and talks led by King Charles have become increasingly strained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The ongoing saga has also been dubbed the \u201cSiege of Royal Lodge\u201d by some Royal insiders.\u00a0<\/p>\n It has seen Prince\u00a0<\/span>William<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kate Middleton<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>dragged into the battle<\/span> and they reportedly want Andrew out of Royal Lodge in a matter of days.<\/p>\n Now, a royal expert has claimed that Prince William<\/a> may want Andrew out for one particular reason.<\/p>\n CUT LOOSE<\/p>\n Fergie is AXED from ITV\u2019s Loose Women & This Morning amid Epstein scandal<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> ANDY ANGER<\/p>\n William ‘threatened to axe Beatrice & Eugenie titles if Andrew kept Royal Lodge’<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n Speaking on the Royal Exclusive<\/a> show, she said: \u201cA potential King William, inevitable King William, wants to make the Windsor estate his home.<\/p>\n \u201cHe wants it to be a sanctuary and a safe space for his three small children.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe that Fergie and Andrew are distractions and could potentially jeopardise the future of the royal family<\/a> if they still stay.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s out of sight, out of mind.\u201d<\/p>\n It comes as sources have confirmed that the pariah prince is now in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u201cadvanced talks\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>with representatives of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>King Charles<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>about finally leaving the 30-room mansion in Windsor.<\/span><\/p>\n It is understood that Andrew and Sarah, who have not been seen leaving their Royal Lodge home for nearly four weeks, are now\u00a0<\/span><\/span>under \u201cimmense pressure\u201d to leave<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and leave soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The Sun revealed this week that \u00adduring \u201cadvanced talks\u201d Andy, the late Queen\u2019s favourite son, had suggested he would\u00a0<\/span><\/span>leave Royal Lodge in exchange for Frogmore Cottage<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 where workmen and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>decorators have recently been seen working<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>round the clock.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The 65-year-old\u00a0Prince\u00a0was first offered the Grade-II listed home when\u00a0Prince Harry<\/a>\u00a0and wife Meghan were ordered to leave it in January 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sarah Ferguson, 66, had asked for Adelaide Cottage<\/a>\u00a0after\u00a0Prince William<\/a>\u00a0and wife Kate\u2019s expected move to \u00adForest Lodge early\u00a0next\u00a0month.<\/p>\n Yet a source close to\u00a0Fergie\u00a0maintains it was the palace who first offered her Adelaide Cottage in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n But Royal sources instantly shot down her claims \u2014 saying Adelaide Cottage was never offered to the ex-Duchess of York.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prince William<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>was even dragged into the bitter housing row with clams he sought to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>put pressure on Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>to persuade their parents to quit Royal Lodge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Prince and Princess of Wales are also said to want the disgraced royal to leave before they move into Forest Lodge<\/a>, also in Windsor Great Park, before\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bonfire Night<\/a>.<\/p>\n The pair want Andrew gone from his 30-room mansion by the time they move to their eight-bedroom home, which is just over a mile from Royal Lodge.<\/p>\n Subscribe to The Sun\u2019s brilliant new Royal Exclusive YouTube channel for all the best royal news and analysis.<\/p>\n Our team of experts share daily insights on the Royal family \u2013 and pick apart all the latest drama with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n The Sun\u2019s Royal Editor, Matt Wilkinson, analyses all the latest drama in our superb weekly\u00a0Royal Exclusive<\/a>\u00a0podcast with expert guests.<\/p>\n Whether it\u2019s the latest impish antics of adorable Prince Louis, Kate\u2019s touching moments with the public or another bit of shameless narcissism by Meghan \u2013 we\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n An unnamed source told the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/a>: \u201cCatherine shudders at the thought of living so close to Royal Lodge while\u00a0Prince Andrew<\/a>\u00a0is still in it.<\/p>\n \u201cWilliam wants him gone before they start to move in\u00a0next\u00a0week.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not about what Andrew doesn\u2019t want to do anymore. It\u2019s about what he\u2019s going to be told to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Andrew has a lease at Royal Lodge running to 2078<\/a>, and he could receive a huge settlement if he leaves early.\u00a0<\/p>\n He has paid no rent for 20 years. Sarah has also been living there since 2008, despite them getting divorced in 1996.\u00a0<\/p>\n Grade II-listed Royal Lodge has a garden the size of around 60 \u00adfootball pitches and gated entry manned by security as it is surrounded by Windsor Great Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Georgian mansion \u2014 which has had protesters at its gates demanding an end to \u201croyal secrecy\u201d over the Epstein affair \u2014 is laid out over three storeys with a two-storey wing. <\/p>\n It\u00a0features\u00a0a drawing room, conservatory, seven bedrooms and 15-metre-long saloon.\u00a0<\/p>\n Andrew took on the lease from his gran, the Queen Mother, and spent\u00a0\u00a37.5million on renovations<\/a>\u00a0when he moved in 22 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the Royals<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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