Andrew’s Christmas just got even more lonely – will anyone turn up? | Royal | News
This was the news that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson had feared; Princess Beatrice will definitely make a spectacular makeover to the Royal Lodge this Christmas. Princess Eugenie is also reportedly planning to spend her Christmas holiday abroad in the sunshine in Portugal with husband Jack Brooksbank and their two children, while Beatrice is off skiing, leaving the 30-room mansion in Windsor devoid of some festive cheer.
And it begs the question: Would even a turkey want to be seen dead in the Royal Lodge? The Daily Express has been warning for weeks that the princesses might not come and that the Royal Lodge is the hottest ticket this Christmas… hot as a sickly fever.
One insider described the gloomy Andrew as “very much like the Grinch” and noted that there was little holiday cheer as he faced new blows from the US Justice Department’s Epstein dossier disclosures on an almost daily basis.
In light of the tragedy surrounding the death of Virginia Guiffre, who filed a civil sexual harassment lawsuit while Andrew denied wrongdoing, a newly released photo shows him smiling while lying on the laps of multiple women.
In the picture, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell stands in the background smiling at the former prince. The photo is understood to have been taken in the parlor room at Sandringham, the royal estate in Norfolk.
The deepening embarrassment means Andrew’s company in Windsor is not one many people want to share; especially his daughters, who still boast their HRH titles.
Sources reveal the Royal Lodge is devoid of the usual decorations this year (no wreaths on the doors or trees on the roof), marking a sombre final Christmas before Andrew and Sarah Ferguson vacate the mansion in the New Year.
Last Christmas was also a disaster; The Royal Lodge’s regular chef was on holiday, forcing Andrew and Fergie to pay another staff member a “small fortune” for a full Christmas lunch and dinner.
Since this was their last Christmas as a sophomore, I’m sure Andrew and Fergie would have been excited to go out. But now it looks more like a whine.
This place is getting so toxic that even supermarkets will refuse to deliver there.
It is claimed that ‘York’ staff will not be having a Christmas party this year either, while some are unsure whether they will join the former prince when he moves to his new home at Sandringham Manor next year.
So it’s going to be a lonely Christmas after all. There will be at least two award-winning turkeys on the dinner table.
Now picture the scene: Andrew was perched there, wondering if he’d have the courage to ask his devoted ex-wife Fergie if she’d like to pull the holiday crackers.
He finally agrees, ‘bang’, Andrew takes the paper crown and makes a statement that he is still 8th in line to the throne and will one day wear the real crown – then puts on his glasses to read the traditional crackerjack joke.
“What’s the joke, Andrew?” Curious Fergie asks. “I don’t understand,” Andrew replies. “He’s just saying my name!”
