Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is facing a shopping headache as Waitrose delivery drivers are ‘pulling straws’ to decide who drops off his orders.
Andrew, who moved into his temporary home at Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate nearly four-weeks-ago, has had at least three Waitrose deliveries brought to the address.
Waitrose delivery drivers are typically assigned routes based on their shift pattern and tend to be sent on the same routes frequently.
However, it has been suggested some delivery drivers from the up-market grocery store are not keen on dropping off supplies to the former prince’s five-bedroom property.
A source told the Eastern Daily Press on Saturday that staff of the supermarket chain are ‘pulling straws’ to decide who lets off Andrew’s orders.
The first Waitrose delivery dropped to the former Duke of York came on February 6 when one of the supermarket’s vans was spotted headed down his 300-yard-long driveway.
The driver stayed at the address for 15 minutes – a much longer stay than the average drop-off for a delivery.
Exactly one week later another delivery appeared at the same time, however, last week’s delivery was a day later on Saturday.
Delivery drivers from Waitrose are allegedly ‘pulling straws’ on who delivers orders to disgraced former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Andrew (pictured) spent 11 hours in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office
The change of day is believed to be a consequence of Andrew’s inability to place an online order as usual on Thursday of last week, when he spent 11 hours in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office.
It comes as The Sun previously reported staff at Sandringham estate allegedly went on ‘strike’ upon Andrew’s arrival at the estate to avoid working for him.
A source told the paper: ‘They’ve been told they don’t have to serve Andrew or work for him if they feel uncomfortable. There is already quite a list saying no thanks. There is understandably a lot of disquiet as he is now a total pariah.’
Andrew is facing allegations he sent confidential government documents to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein while working as a trade envoy between 2001 and 2011.
Emails released by the US Department of Justice in January appear to show him sharing reports of official visits to the paedophile.
Andrew, who turned 66 on the day of his arrest, has previously denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein and has publicly said he regrets their friendship.
His ties to the convicted sex offender forced him to step down from his royal duties and he was stripped of his royal patronages in January 2022.
Waitrose has previously received a Royal warrant from King Charles in May 2024, and is known to be a favourite supermarket of Royals such as the Princess of Wales, Catherine.
She reportedly visited a branch of the store in Norfolk in 2018 when pregnant with Prince Louis.
Waitrose has been approached for comment.