{"id":2190812,"date":"2025-12-08T09:39:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2190812"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:39:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:39:20","slug":"disgraced-andrew-tests-king-charles-patience-delays-royal-lodge-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/disgraced-andrew-tests-king-charles-patience-delays-royal-lodge-move\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Disgraced\u2019 Andrew tests King Charles\u2019 patience, delays Royal Lodge move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"norender-embeds medium-insert-images fImageContainer ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">\u2018Disgraced\u2019 Andrew tests King Charles\u2019 patience, delays Royal Lodge move<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Prince Andrew seems to be testing King Charles\u2019 patience as he is taking deliberate steps to delay his departure from the Royal Lodge.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, after being stripped of his royal titles due to his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew is expected to relocate to a smaller home on the Sandringham estate next year. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the matter, royal commentator Robert Jobson told <i>Hello! Magazine<\/i> that Andrew could remain at Royal Lodge through Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>He added that even though it is a practical challenge to downsize from a 30-room mansion, but it is being said that the former duke is intentionally prolonging the process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor seems to be kicking his heels. The disgraced royal has made it clear to the King and courtiers who sent him packing, that he is going nowhere fast,\u201d the expert said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images norender-embeds medium-insert-active ui-sortable\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1200 \/ 686;\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenews.com.pk\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-12-08\/1384054_4451298_King-Charles_updates.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Disgraced\u2019 Andrew tests King Charles\u2019 patience, delays Royal Lodge move\" width=\"1200\" height=\"686\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>He continued, &#8220;Despite formal notice being served in October to surrender his Royal Lodge lease, he won&#8217;t budge until February at the earliest, suggesting he will spend Christmas at Royal Lodge while the King invites the rest of his close family to Sandringham.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why the delay? Logistics. Moving two decades of accumulated life from 30 rooms into a modest cottage takes time, close sources say. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is understood Andrew&#8217;s Sandringham property isn&#8217;t ready. Downsizing is complex, the Palace says. But understanding doesn&#8217;t mean sympathy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSources say Andrew is &#8216;leaning on every technical step available&#8217; to slow the process. Delay as strategy. Why rush to your own diminishment?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.thenews.com.pk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Disgraced\u2019 Andrew tests King Charles\u2019 patience, delays Royal Lodge move Former Prince Andrew seems to be testing King Charles\u2019 patience as he is taking deliberate steps to delay his departure from the Royal Lodge. 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