King Charles will continue to financially support his brother Prince Andrew at his new home on the Sandringham estate, according to royal biographer Tina Brown. Ms Brown claims the monarch is reluctant to strip Andrew of all luxuries, fearing he cannot 'cope' without servants and a grand residence.
Writing on her Fresh Hell Substack, Ms Brown said Charles is 'more aware than anyone that Andrew has been served all his life by a cook, a butler, and a valet'. She added that the King has an interest in bankrolling Andrew's lifestyle to keep him quiet, stating: 'If Charles were not to pay his brother’s bills and ensure a certain level of comfort, Andrew would have only his secrets to sell.'
Andrew has been stripped of his titles and his home at Windsor's Royal Lodge, and is expected to move to a property on the 20,000-acre Sandringham estate in Norfolk. Ms Brown suggested he may end up at Wood Farm, where Prince Philip lived, but noted there are 150 properties on the estate, including Park House and York Cottage.
The biographer described Andrew as 'entitled' and 'raised with no economic purpose', now finding himself 'a connector to whom no one wants to be connected'. She said his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson's loyalty has 'evaporated' now that her 'freebie digs' at Royal Lodge are gone, and questioned who Andrew will socialise with in Norfolk.
The palace confirmed the censures were 'deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him', referring to claims by Virginia Giuffre that she was sex-trafficked to Andrew by Jeffrey Epstein. Ms Giuffre's family said she had 'brought down a prince'.
