Prince Andrew ‘fed up’ with having ‘completely no life’ at Royal Lodge, knowledgeable believes
The Duke of York is said to have gotten a little restless at his Windsor mansion as his tedious life is laid bare, including some unexpected hobbies
A royal commentator has suggested that Prince Andrew must be “fed up” as a series of scandals have left him leading a life that is “absolutely no life whatsoever”.
Andrew, 64, lives at Royal Lodge in Windsor alongside his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson. But he’s thought to be embroiled in a row with King Charles, who is said to want his younger brother to move into the more modest Frogmore Cottage.
Despite calls for him to lose his Scottish title the Earl of Inverness, Andrew has stayed put at the property, raising eyebrows over how he’ll manage the upkeep of the 30-room mansion.
Since his infamous Newsnight interview in 2019, where he discussed his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, he has not been an active member of the Royal Family.
Adding to his woes, last December, court documents implicated the Duke as having close connections with a Chinese businessman barred from the UK on suspicions of espionage. Andrew declared that he has “ceased all contact” with the individual.
Arthur Edwards, a veteran photographer who has shadowed the royals for nearly 50 years, says the controversy has led to a miserable existence for Andrew at Royal Lodge.
He told The Sun’s Royal Exclusive podcast: “We see pictures of him riding a horse around Windsor. He’s got absolutely no life whatsoever, I think he must be so, so fed up day in, day out.”
Arthur revealed that Andrew leans heavily on the support of the Duchess of York and their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. The Mail on Sunday’s editor-at-large Charlotte Griffiths has previously described Andrew as “a little bit reclusive”.
And, speaking in the documentary Prince Andrew: Where Did All The Money Go?, another royal commentator said: “He’s rarely seen out and about at any kind of public event, he doesn’t venture into London like he used to a few years ago.”
He reportedly enjoys horseback riding around Windsor and has picked up a quirky new pastime – flight tracking. It seems Andrew has become quite taken with a tracker app.
The Daily Mail’s Richard Kay wrote in his column: “This year, an additional diversion, I understand, has been a live flight tracker, which he has projected – via his home computer – onto a large screen which shows air traffic in real time.
“According to a visitor to Royal Lodge, the prince has become obsessed by the app beloved of planespotter nerds.”
The Duke, a long-standing aviation enthusiast, served in the Royal Navy as a helicopter pilot and warship captain during the 1982 Falklands War. His courage was saluted for flying decoy missions in the conflict, drawing Argentine missiles away from British ships.
