Prince Andrew could also be exiled to Scots Highland city after relinquishing royal title
Prince Andrew is reportedly being encouraged to relocate to the Castle of Mey in the Scottish highlands, a move that could see him shunned by members of the royal family
King Charles III is said to be considering sending Prince Andrew to a secluded castle in the Scottish Highlands, following the former Duke’s decision to give up his title. This comes as Andrew faces further disgrace after the posthumous publication of Virginia Giuffre’s book, which alleges that she was coerced into having sex with him three times by convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Just last week, Andrew declared he would no longer use his Duke of York and Earl of Inverness titles, along with other honours. However, he technically still holds these titles, as only an Act of Parliament can officially strip him of them.
Fresh allegations have emerged suggesting that Andrew ordered his team to gather information on Giuffre, who tragically ended her own life earlier this year at the age of 41. He has consistently denied any wrongdoing and insists that he never met her.
Pressure is mounting on King Charles to take further action against his brother, although insiders suggest he has done all he can. Reports now indicate that the monarch is trying to persuade Andrew to move to the Castle of Mey in the Highlands.
The castle, situated in Caithness in the far north of Scotland, was purchased by the Queen Mother in the 1950s. It is open to the public throughout the year, but King Charles and Queen Camilla often spend their summers there before heading to Balmoral, reports the Daily Record.
In his memoir ‘Spare’, Prince Harry fondly remembered Meghan Markle serenading seals during a castle visit, and her subsequent pregnancy with their son Archie, leading him to affectionately describe his wife as “magic.”
Royal author Andrew Lownie, known for his book ‘Entitled’ which delves into the lives of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson and contains explosive revelations about the pair, penned in the Daily Mail that Fergie’s allegiance to her former spouse wouldn’t stretch to relocating to Scotland if “the prince is persuaded to relocate to the Castle of Mey.”
Lownie highlighted that the castle is a mere six miles from John O’Groats, a place often romanticised as a northeastern landmark but is, in his words, “nothing to write home about,” consisting mainly of “consists of little more than drab council housing, a sports park and a shop”.
He further noted: “…it’s so grim that in 2010 it received a ‘Carbuncle Award’ from Urban Realm magazine for being ‘Scotland’s most dismal town’.”
John O’Groats, a small village with a population hovering around 300, is a well-known tourist destination as one of the two extreme points on mainland Britain, along with Land’s End. However, it has also earned a less flattering reputation as a “seedy tourist trap.”
Lownie reckons Andrew is unlikely to stay put and is clocking up fewer hours at Royal Lodge on the Windsor Estate. He also forecasts the prince will ultimately relocate somewhere beyond Scotland, penning: “…it’s more likely that Air Miles Andy would end up somewhere like Abu Dhabi where he has a standing offer of the use of a salubrious palace courtesy of the ruling house of Nahyan.
“It’s also a place where he could rely on being able to book one of those massages that he’s become so fond of over the years.”
Furthermore, Lownie alleged that Andrew’s daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, have “had counselling to deal with the various scandals their parents have been involved in.”
He also claimed there “are rumours they are having much less contact with their father than they once did”.
All attention will focus on Sandringham this Christmas, with Lownie observing that should the pair choose to join the Norfolk festivities rather than visit their parents, “it will show that Andrew and Fergie have been disowned by the only two people they could once rely on for unconditional support”.
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