{"id":2265615,"date":"2026-02-03T23:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2265615"},"modified":"2026-02-03T23:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:50:16","slug":"andrew-moves-out-of-royal-lodge-as-police-assess-new-allegation-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/andrew-moves-out-of-royal-lodge-as-police-assess-new-allegation-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew moves out of Royal Lodge &#8211; as police assess new allegation | UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has moved out of Royal Lodge, palace sources have said &#8211; as police assess claims that a woman was sent to the former duke by Jeffrey Epstein in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-11729\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew&#8217;s<\/a> <\/strong>move is part of a permanent move to Norfolk, which may take some time, according to Sky&#8217;s royal correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/author\/rhiannon-mills-515\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rhiannon Mills<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He is now living in a house on Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, which is seen as temporary accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a further move in the coming months once final arrangements have been made.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\" data-testid=\"article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          \n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption-text\">Andrew pictured in Windsor over the weekend after the latest release of Epstein files<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The palace had announced last October that the King had started the process of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/huge-moment-in-world-history-as-andrew-loses-titles-and-will-be-kicked-out-of-royal-home-13461054\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>removing the style, title and honours of the former prince<\/strong><\/a> after the Epstein-linked allegations against him had started to &#8220;distract&#8221; from the Royal Family&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew had lived at Royal Lodge, a 30-room mansion on the Windsor Estate, for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\" data-testid=\"article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/10\/768x432\/skynews-royal-lodge-prince-andrew_7057641.jpg?20251021194012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/10\/384x216\/skynews-royal-lodge-prince-andrew_7057641.jpg?20251021194012 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/10\/768x432\/skynews-royal-lodge-prince-andrew_7057641.jpg?20251021194012 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/10\/1600x900\/skynews-royal-lodge-prince-andrew_7057641.jpg?20251021194012 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/25\/10\/2048x1152\/skynews-royal-lodge-prince-andrew_7057641.jpg?20251021194012 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\"Andrew has moved out of Royal Lodge\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/>\n    <\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-testid=\"article-image-caption-text\">Andrew has moved out of Royal Lodge<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It emerged he had been paying a &#8220;peppercorn rent&#8221; &#8211; a legal term used to show that rent technically exists, so the lease is valid, but it&#8217;s nominal &#8211; often \u00a31 a year or even nothing at all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-related-stories sdc-article-related-stories--thumbnails\" data-component-name=\"sdc-article-related-stories\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-related-stories__content\">\n<h3 class=\"sdc-article-related-stories__title\">More on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>It comes as police assess a claim that a woman was sent by <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/jeffrey-epstein-8219\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Epstein<\/a> <\/strong>to Andrew at Royal Lodge in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The encounter allegedly took place when the woman was in her 20s, her lawyer told the BBC earlier this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video\" data-testid=\"site-video\">\n<div class=\"ui-video-player\" data-component-name=\"ui-video-player\" data-testid=\"video-player\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-orientation=\"\" data-disable-ads=\"\" data-disable-post-rolls=\"\" data-ad-tag=\"20346936\/skynews\/videoplayer\" data-content-source-id=\"2537425\" data-show-captions=\"\" data-account-id=\"6058004172001\" data-player-id=\"FeuO55X2f\" data-video-id=\"4dec8c89-a77e-4b53-8bb0-bb8f9db4d1ae\" data-auto-change-orientation=\"\" data-autoload=\"false\" data-pause-if-visibility-changes=\"mobile\" id=\"\" data-id=\"\" data-deferred-load=\"\" data-captions-position=\"lower-third\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/share\/13502863\">\n          <button class=\"ui-video-player-poster\" title=\"Play Video\" data-testid=\"video-player-poster\"><\/p>\n<p>            <noscript>You need javascript enabled to view this content<\/noscript><\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skynews-epstein-royal-family_7154737.jpg?20260203181910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/768x432\/skynews-epstein-royal-family_7154737.jpg?20260203181910 700w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/02\/384x216\/skynews-epstein-royal-family_7154737.jpg?20260203181910 360w\" class=\"ui-video-player-poster-image\" alt=\"\" data-testid=\"video-player-poster-image\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"ui-video-player-body\" inert=\"\">\n            <video-js class=\"ui-video-player-tag\" playsinline=\"\" poster=\"\"\/><br \/>\n             <button class=\"ui-share-button\" data-share-title=\"\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/share\/13502863\" data-component-name=\"ui-share-button\" data-could-not-share=\"\" data-type=\"compact\" data-tracking-label=\"\/share-button\/video\"><br \/>\n    <noscript>Enable javascript to share<\/noscript><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ui-share-button-label\" data-role=\"share-label\" aria-live=\"polite\">Share<\/span><br \/>\n    <svg class=\"ui-share-button-icon\" width=\"20\" height=\"22\" fill=\"none\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 22\"><path d=\"m17 0c0.0557 0 0.111 9e-4 0.166 0.0039 0.977 0.0363 1.91 0.553 2.44 1.46 0.266 0.456 0.39 0.954 0.392 1.45 1e-3 0.0314 0.0029 0.063 0.0029 0.0947 0 1.66-1.34 3-3 3-0.699 0-1.34-0.241-1.85-0.643l-9.17 5.25c0.0165 0.128 0.0263 0.258 0.0263 0.39 0 0.132-0.0099 0.261-0.0263 0.389l9.18 5.25c0.51-0.4 1.15-0.641 1.85-0.641 1.66 0 3 1.34 3 3 0 0.0314-0.0019 0.0626-0.0029 0.0938-0.0015 0.492-0.126 0.99-0.392 1.45-0.525 0.902-1.46 1.42-2.44 1.46-0.055 3e-3 -0.11 0.0049-0.166 0.0049-1.66 0-3-1.34-3-3 0-0.106 5e-3 -0.21 0.0157-0.312l-9.23-5.28c-0.5 0.372-1.12 0.596-1.79 0.596-1.66 0-3-1.34-3-3s1.34-3 3-3c0.671 0 1.29 0.223 1.79 0.595l9.23-5.28c-0.0106-0.102-0.0157-0.206-0.0157-0.312 0-1.66 1.34-3 3-3z\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n    <svg class=\"ui-share-button-tick\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"m15.7 2.69c0.39 0.391 0.39 1.02 0 1.41l-9.8 9.8-0.0762 0.0683c-0.131 0.107-0.283 0.176-0.44 0.206-0.0943 0.0182-0.191 0.0228-0.286 0.0137-0.0321-0.0031-0.064-0.0076-0.0957-0.0137-0.0631-0.0122-0.125-0.0302-0.186-0.0547-0.12-0.0488-0.233-0.122-0.33-0.22l-4.19-4.19c-0.39-0.391-0.39-1.02 0-1.41l0.694-0.694 4.21 4.2 9.81-9.81 0.694 0.694z\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button>  <\/div><\/div>\n<p>\n                <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"caption-text\">Epstein files: Royal family faces more scrutiny <\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said: &#8220;We are aware of reports about a woman said to have been taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are assessing the information in line with our established procedures. We take any reports of sexual crimes extremely seriously and encourage anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At this time, these allegations have not been reported to Thames Valley Police by either the lawyer or their client.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Andrew has not commented on the latest claims but has previously denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/survivors-of-jeffrey-epsteins-abuse-condemn-us-governments-handling-of-files-13502871\" target=\"_blank\">Epstein survivors condemn US government&#8217;s handling of files<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/epstein-files-key-findings-so-far-after-more-than-three-million-pages-released-13501245\" target=\"_blank\">Epstein files: The key findings so far<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>     <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" data-testid=\"app-promo\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last year Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson agreed they would leave the property in exchange for two separate residences.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew previously faced accusations of sexual misconduct from Virginia Giuffre.<\/p>\n<p>He made a financial payment to her in an out-of-court settlement in 2022 after Ms Giuffre had launched a civil case against him.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew has vehemently denied the allegations involving Ms Giuffre, who took her own life in April last year.<\/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 news.sky.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has moved out of Royal Lodge, palace sources have said &#8211; as police assess claims that a woman was sent to the former duke by Jeffrey Epstein in 2010. 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