‘I went to Andrew’s new home – the smell caught me off guard’ | Royal | News
Andrew now holds the title of commoner after his brother King Charles was stripped of his titles and honors last year following the growing revelation of his controversial relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The disgraced royal was whisked away to Norfolk earlier this month under the cover of night after the US Department of Justice released the latest tranche of the Epstein files, many of whom are referring to him. The King’s brother currently lives at Wood Farm, his temporary home until renovations at Marsh Farm are completed.
Now a journalist has taken a trip to Norfolk to see what Andrew’s new surroundings are like – and their decision has left little hope for the disgraced former duke.
Mirror‘s Julia Banim said the area leading to Sandringham Estate in Wolferton was “undoubtedly spooky”.
He explained: “This isn’t a place where you’ll find rows of quaint pubs and charming independent shops. Even Wolferton Railway Station, which opened in 1862 when Queen Victoria bought the Sandringham House estate, stands silent and still. No trains have passed through here since the 60s, when Andrew was a magical boy, the apple of his mother’s eye.”
The journalist wrote about how Andrew’s new “tragic” cottage at Wood Farm holds a history following the death there in 1919 of the so-called ‘Lost Prince’ Prince John, who was separated from his siblings due to epilepsy and alleged autism.
Miss Banim later visited Andrew’s future home, Marsh Farm, and was allegedly taken aback by it.
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He said: “It looks like the nice, red-brick home of a well-to-do, middle-class businessman, not the favorite son of Britain’s longest-serving monarch.”
However, the journalist wrote that there was “little in the way of privacy” and noted that one particular smell surprised him, saying: “There is a neglected state of dormancy in the garden and the smell of wet mud surprises me.”
He added that there were signs the venue had been retrofitted with new security systems for the arrival and security of the disgraced duke.
He concluded: “From any angle, this dreary new residence certainly paints a bleak picture of Andrew’s new life in relative exile.”
