{"id":2322389,"date":"2026-03-11T01:14:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T01:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2322389"},"modified":"2026-03-11T01:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T01:14:48","slug":"andrews-farmhouse-exile-sparks-blunt-talk-about-the-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/andrews-farmhouse-exile-sparks-blunt-talk-about-the-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew\u2019s farmhouse exile sparks blunt talk about the royals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On a soggy stretch of land within <strong>King Charles III<\/strong>\u2018s bucolic Sandringham estate, reporters and photographers recently gathered, hoping for a glimpse of the latest British royal to suffer a spectacular fall from grace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to an entertaining dispatch from <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newstatesman.com\/politics\/2026\/02\/on-the-hunt-for-prince-andrew\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Statesman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New Statesman&quot;}\" class=\"link \">New Statesman<\/a><\/em>\u2018s <strong>Emily Lawford<\/strong>, members of the media spent days waiting outside Wood Farm \u2014 the quiet farmhouse where <strong>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/strong> has been living \u2014 as they traded stories about the royal family members they\u2019ve encountered over the years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The stakeout in England\u2019s Norfolk region came after the former Duke of York \u2014 who lost his royal titles in late 2025 and his Crown Estate home, Royal Lodge, in early 2026 amid renewed scrutiny of his ties to predator <strong>Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong> \u2014 was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The move came weeks after the U.S. Justice Department released emails suggesting he had passed along sensitive government documents to the disgraced financier while serving as Britain\u2019s trade envoy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>New Statesman<\/em> shared snippets from the photojournalists and a few locals who offered their candid assessments of the Windsors, from the royals photographers say are the most difficult to deal with to the one they still miss most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Keep reading to see what they had to say\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>MORE:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/channel\/source\/Wonderwall\/sr-vid-kwt2e0544658wubk9hsb0rpvnfkttmu3tuj7uq3i4wuywgbakeva\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Follow Wonderwall on celebrity.land for more top news<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The heir to the throne<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ian Vogler \/ Daily Mirror \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After talking to some of the veteran photographers who\u2019ve grown familiar with members of Britain\u2019s royal family and their antics over the years, <em>New Statesman<\/em>\u2018s reporter came to the conclusion that <strong>Prince William<\/strong> \u201cwas the rudest of the lot, apparently,\u201d Lawford wrote. One photographer described the Prince of Wales with three choice words \u2014 \u201cHorrible. Arrogant. C***.\u201d \u2014 and said he \u201calways tells me to f*** off.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The monarch<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IUVMQnuBgZ3XZ1uK8XpD9g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/c17eafaf531fd4f599f62d6d948ccb68\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Charles seems to be, as <em>New Statesman<\/em> put it, \u201ca bit more forgiving\u201d than his heir. As one seasoned photographer who was staking out His Majesty\u2019s Sandringham estate told Lawford, \u201cCharles will give me a boll****** and then shake my hand the next day.\u201d Charles has seemingly been just as hot and cold with his disgraced brother, announcing post-arrest that \u201cthe law must take its course\u201d as the police investigation into the former Duke of York\u2019s behavior continues, while the king continues to pay for his brother\u2019s upkeep at Sandringham.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The untitled royal<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"James Whatling\/MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/f7dN3Gg61Mg7zYifkrwUqw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/ffcec5c1c4ba9724a83381dc58103853\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>James Whatling\/MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It seems there\u2019s no love lost between photographers and <strong>Princess Anne<\/strong>\u2018s daughter, <strong>Zara Tindall<\/strong>, who\u2019s described as one of the royals \u201cwho didn\u2019t even make for good photos.\u201d As <em>New Statesman<\/em> learned, the Olympic silver medal-winning equestrian \u201calways shouted at them, chasing them off racecourses and demanding they put away their cameras,\u201d Lawford wrote, even though the \u201cpapers didn\u2019t even want pictures of her.\u201d As one photographer shared, \u201cFlipping Zara, I can\u2019t give her away.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The people\u2019s princess<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Ey3u0IxNH6tfMktT22OUBg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/3a6abed580e80b5795ed2973a48be421\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There\u2019s one royal the photographers truly miss \u2014 <strong>Princess Diana<\/strong>. \u201cShe played the game, didn\u2019t she?\u201d one snapper told <em>New Statesman<\/em>. Diana tragically died at 36 in 1997 \u2014 just a year after her divorce from Charles was finalized \u2014 when the car she was riding in with boyfriend <strong>Dodi Fayed<\/strong> crashed in a Paris tunnel during a high-speed attempt to evade paparazzi.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The disgraced former duke<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Mirrorpix \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hxJKNpeNMGLlWRl0icMqsA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_wonderwall_734\/2a0a5bf39c8f9186c1006f045d04eda2\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Mirrorpix \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some of the Norfolk locals had a few things to say about Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor, Sandringham\u2019s newest resident. \u201cI\u2019ve lost all respect for him,\u201d 60-something Alan, who lives nearby, told <em>New Statesman<\/em>. A local chef named Stephen shared that he\u2019d \u201cunfortunately\u201d seen an unfriendly former Duke of York around on a few occasions. \u201cDoesn\u2019t want to socialize with the great unwashed,\u201d the chef explained. Another local \u2014 a woman in her 20s named Freya \u2014 was heartened that the former Prince Andrew was arrested. \u201cIn a country with quite a strong class system, it\u2019s actually quite revelatory,\u201d she told <em>New Statesman<\/em>. \u201cIt shows the royals aren\u2019t above the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/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.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a soggy stretch of land within King Charles III\u2018s bucolic Sandringham estate, reporters and photographers recently gathered, hoping for a glimpse of the latest British royal to suffer a spectacular fall from grace. 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