UK residents react as Prince Andrew is stripped of royal titles<\/p>\n Residents and royalists in the U.K. reacts to Prince Andrew losing his royal titles and residence as King Charles III acts on Epstein scandal fallout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/media-video><\/div>\n The former Prince Andrew<\/a> is in the royal doghouse amid his alleged ties<\/a> to Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, but the disgraced former prince isn’t going far.<\/p>\n Andrew, who continues to come under scrutiny for his relationship with the late financier and sex offender<\/a>, has been forced to leave his royal residence at the Royal Lodge<\/a> after Andrew’s brother, King Charles III<\/a>, initiated the formal process to remove the style, titles and honors of his status. The prince, 65, will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor<\/a>, Buckingham Palace announced in an Oct. 30 statement.<\/p>\n Andrew is slated to move to a property on the private Sandringham estate. However, the palace said it will not offer any further details, simply adding “any future accommodation will be privately funded by” Charles.<\/p>\n Andrew and his family had been living at the Royal Lodge, a Grade II listed house located in Windsor Great Park in Berkshire, England, since 2004, following the death of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 2002. Andrew was effectively living rent-free at the royal residence after paying \u00a31 million ($1.3 million) for the 2003 lease, as well as at least \u00a37.5 million (approximately $10 million) for refurbishments completed in 2005.<\/p>\n As part of the rental agreement’s 75-year term, Prince Andrew and his family were previously allowed to remain at the Royal Lodge until 2078, according to a copy of the lease obtained by USA TODAY.<\/p>\n Although he has vehemently denied allegations of sexual abuse in connection with Epstein, Andrew\u00a0renounced his royal titles<\/a>\u00a0on Oct. 17 due to the continued accusations against him, including\u00a0damning claims brought forth<\/a>\u00a0in accuser\u00a0Virginia Giuffre’s<\/a>\u00a0posthumous memoir,\u00a0“Nobody’s Girl.”<\/a><\/p>\n Giuffre, who\u00a0died in April<\/a>,\u00a0filed a sex abuse lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0against Andrew in 2021, alleging that she had been trafficked to the British royal family member by Epstein three times around 2001 when she was underage. Andrew\u00a0settled the suit\u00a0in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here’s what to know about Andrew’s new home at the Sandringham estate.<\/p>\n The Sandringham estate, a private residence owned by King Charles III, is located in Norfolk, England, approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes from the Royal Lodge, Prince Andrew’s previous residence.<\/p>\n King Charles III inherited the property from his mother, Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>, following her September 2022 death<\/a>. A part of the architectural lineage of the royal family, Queen Victoria purchased the residence for her son, King Edward VII, when he was in his early 20s.<\/p>\n
\nThe former Prince Andrew is set to move to the Sandringham estate after King Charles III formally removed his royal titles amid alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhere is Sandringham estate located?<\/h2>\n