Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal titles following allegations related to his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, though he has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing
In November 2025, the man who had been recognised for 65 years as Prince Andrew officially forfeited his titles and the privilege to be addressed as His Royal Highness.
For the previous six months, the former second-in-line to the throne has been enduring a shameful internal banishment, initially at Royal Lodge on the Royal estate at Windsor, before relocating to the considerably less prestigious Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk in April.
Now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appears to be leading a solitary existence, according to royal author Andrew Lownie. Lownie, whose book Entitled triggered Andrew’s downfall, claims the ex-prince has now “lost any sort of purpose in life”.
Speaking to the Palace Confidential podcast, Lownie reveals that Andrew, consistently more tech-savvy than most other royals, has immersed himself in the realm of videogames since withdrawing from his position as a working royal. “I think he’s someone who needs a discipline,” Lownie said.
“I think the services were good for him. There was a focus there and and a discipline.”
Without that framework, he adds, Andrew tends to meander through his days playing on flight simulators. “He’s absolutely fascinated by simulations of planes landing – going back to his pilot training,” Lownie revealed, adding that the former Duke of York also passes countless hours playing first-person combat game Call of Duty.
There was turmoil in Mountbatten-Windsor’s actual life when on May 6 he was accosted by a stranger while walking his dogs on the Sandringham Estate, reports the Mirror. A Norfolk Police spokesman said a man had been detained at the scene: “Officers were called to Wolferton shortly after 7.30pm yesterday (Wednesday 6 May 2026) following a report a man was behaving in an intimidating manner in the village.
“Officers attended, and the man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and possession of an offensive weapon. He was taken to King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre for questioning and remains in custody.”
The individual, subsequently named as 39-year-old Alex Jenkinson, has been charged with two counts of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to harass someone or cause alarm or distress. One of the charges relates to a separate alleged incident on the previous day.
Jenkinson, presently freed on conditional bail, has been instructed not to enter the county of Norfolk, not to contact Mountbatten-Windsor, either directly or indirectly, not to approach or attempt to approach him, and not to travel to within 500m of the five major royal estates. Mountbatten-Windsor nevertheless, seldom departs Sandringham and is infrequently seen publicly.
He’s occasionally glimpsed on horseback near Marsh Farm but now, considering his relatively modest income, his era of lavish jet-setting appears to have ended permanently.
Mountbatten-Windsor, who lost his rank and privilege due to his association with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
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