{"id":2298361,"date":"2026-02-24T22:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2298361"},"modified":"2026-02-24T22:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:35:10","slug":"disgraced-andrew-mountbaten-windsor-slapped-with-riding-ban-after-arrest-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/disgraced-andrew-mountbaten-windsor-slapped-with-riding-ban-after-arrest-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Disgraced Andrew Mountbaten Windsor slapped with riding ban after arrest | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Shamed <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-andrew\">Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a> is no longer allowed to go horse riding after being slapped with a ban on his favourite pastime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">A source told The <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/royals\/38328051\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-banned-horse-riding-epstein\/?utm_source=onesignal&amp;utm_medium=web_push_notification&amp;utm_campaign=web_push_2026-02-24\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sun<\/a>: &#8220;Since his arrest last week he has been ordered not to go horse riding. It\u2019s considered a bad look. They don\u2019t think he should be seen grinning and smiling on his horse like he was in Windsor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;But it was one of the few things he actually enjoyed doing so what on earth is he going to do with his time?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>This means the former prince, 66, is now effectively housebound with just his dogs for company at Wood Farm, including two of his late mother\u2019s corgis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The riding ban follows the voluntary surrender of his gun licence to the police last year, ending another of his hobbies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Sun also reports that in a rare bit of good news for the former Duke, engineers were yesterday fitting high-speed internet in the nearby road.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Wolferton on the Sandringham estate lost connection for a month last autumn, and the parish council has pushed for a full-fibre service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Ensure our latest royal headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=express.co.uk&amp;hl=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to activate<\/a> or just add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>On Andrew&#8217;s 66th birthday, <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2173066\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-line-of-succession\">the former prince was arrested by Thames Valley Police<\/a>, on suspicion of misconduct in public office, and released under investigation 11 hours later. 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A source told The Sun: &#8220;Since his arrest last week he has been ordered not to go horse riding. It\u2019s considered a bad look. 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