Andrew is BOOTED out of Royal Lodge ‘under the cover of darkness’ after latest release of Epstein files – as police ‘victim being jetted to the UK to have sex with the then-Prince’
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was kicked out of the Royal Lodge in the middle of the night after more disturbing revelations emerged in the Epstein files.
It is understood the former Duke of York has been told to leave his stately home earlier than expected as his brother King Charles becomes increasingly concerned about the allegations.
It follows the publication yesterday of an email in which Andrew told pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein that he wanted to be his ‘pet’.
Police today also announced they would be looking into allegations that Epstein trafficked a second woman to England to have sex with the disgraced former Prince.
Andrew is believed to have vacated the 31-room Royal Lodge, worth £30 million, three months after giving back the lease.
He was taken 212 kilometers to Sandringham “under the cover of darkness”.
Andrew will be staying at Wood Farm Cottage temporarily before moving permanently next door to Marsh Farm in early April following completion of the renovations.
The former prince is under increasing pressure to cooperate with US authorities investigating Epstein’s crimes. Sources say it is a “matter of personal conscience” and his public duty.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor squatted over unidentified woman revealed in latest revelation of files linked to Jeffrey Epstein
Andrew photographed leaving Royal Lodge
Andrew moves to Marsh Farm in Norfolk, on his brother Charles’ estate
While Buckingham Palace has refused to comment on the latest revelations from the US Department of Justice file dump, royal sources told the Daily Mail last night that ‘testifying is now a matter for Andrew and his conscience’.
Insiders also said it was always a principle that those with relevant information should ‘participate in any legal investigation on any matter’.
The development will fuel calls for the former prince to break his self-imposed silence and publicly cooperate with authorities investigating Epstein’s crimes and the network of contacts who aided and abetted him.
However, despite being spotted driving and riding around Windsor – she was surprisingly photographed yesterday smiling and waving to onlookers without an apparent care in the world – there continued to be a deafening silence from the former royal.
It appears that King Charles was not aware of the details in the latest files revealing the depth of the relationship between his brother and the pedophile.
Buckingham Palace appears to be learning the new material at the same time as the public.
But given Andrew is a working member of the Royal Family and held the prestigious role of UK trade ambassador during his relationship with Epstein, the headlines that follow will be disturbing.
The King and Queen also pointedly stated last October, when it was announced that Andrew would be stripped of his titles, that their ‘thoughts and utmost sympathies remain with the victims and survivors of all forms of abuse’.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein in December 2010
Although Andrew has moved into a new home, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson is not thought to be so lucky.
It was claimed that he had not yet found a new and permanent property because he did not move in with his ex-girlfriend and the couple’s children could not offer them a house.
The former Duchess of York is in the midst of a ‘housing crisis’ and is clinging to hope of finding a new place in Windsor.
But the 66-year-old will have to ‘lower his expectations’ about the standard of his next home after decades at the Royal Lodge.
Fergie is said to be in a ‘fragile’ state due to her fall from grace and has told friends her latest travails are ‘not good for my mental health’.
Andrew and Fergie lost their titles and their Windsor mansion, previously home to the Queen Mother, over their long-term friendship with billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
But a source close to him said that while Andrew was reluctantly heading to Sandringham, Ms Ferguson would not be moving there ‘as she would prefer to stay in the Windsor area’.
‘Relations are warmer between Ferguson and the couple’s daughters, but their mother has not been offered permanent accommodation,’ The Times reported.
‘For now Andrew and Sarah have a housing crisis. This may mean that they need to lower their expectations about the lifestyle they want to lead.’
