Andrew to leave Royal Lodge by mid-February

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been forced to give up his lease on his home for the past 20 years. Photo / Getty Images

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will reportedly move out of the Royal Lodge by his birthday next month.

Renovations on the former prince’s new home appeared to be in full swing as Andrew prepares to move out of the 30-room mansion on the Windsor Great Park estate.

The sighting of a removal van outside Andrew’s home of more than 20 years has sparked speculation that he may move out imminently.

The disgraced royal, who will turn 66 on February 19, was forced to give up his “cast-iron” lease to the property shared with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson in October.

That month, he was stripped of his titles by the King after he was found to have misled the public about the length of his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

On Wednesday morning, what appeared to be a large removal van, with no external markings, was pictured outside Andrew’s property and stationed there for three hours.

At the same time, workers were pictured installing a Sky TV dish at Marsh Farm on the King’s private Sandringham estate in Norfolk, where Andrew is due to move.

Workers were also seen installing security lights around the plain, brick-built main house, which has two reception rooms and a kitchen, as well as several other outbuildings, according to the Sun.

Extra security, including CCTV, was also being installed this week, as well as several new doors and fence panels surrounding the property.

Andrew’s exile to Sandringham follows a public outcry when it emerged that for more than 20 years, he had only paid a peppercorn rent on his Royal Lodge mansion.

This revelation then prompted the Commons public accounts committee to demand answers from the Crown Estate about how the Royal family’s properties were managed.

The committee’s chairman, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, has since announced an inquiry into such property arrangements and whether they offer value for money for taxpayers.

In December, a royal source insisted that Andrew was expected to move to the King’s Sandringham estate in the first quarter of 2026, though some predicted the former prince would attempt to kick the move into the long grass for months.

The Telegraph understands that he plans to relocate as soon as his new home is ready and appropriate security provision is in place.

Ferguson, who had hoped to find her own property within the Crown Estate, will not be following her ex-husband to Norfolk and is understood to be making her own arrangements.

There have been reports of a television interview or a new book as sources close to her predict she will “attempt to reinvent herself again somehow,” despite being “in a very bad way”.

Representatives for Andrew have been contacted by the Telegraph for comment.

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