Andrew’s compelled removing to the property comes after years of scandal tied to his friendship with convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein. It was at Sandringham, throughout a taking pictures weekend in 2000, that Andrew hosted Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell – an occasion now seen as the start of his downfall. Insiders say Charles additionally wished to “banish” Andrew to a spot that might ceaselessly remind him of the supply of his shame.
Inside months of the taking pictures meet, Andrew was photographed alongside Maxwell and Virginia Giuffre, then 17, who later accused him of sexual assault, which he has denied. His makes an attempt to defend himself, most infamously in a disastrous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview, solely deepened his shame.
Following the publication of Giuffre’s new memoir and renewed requires authorized motion within the UK, the King reportedly determined to “draw a last line.”
One other insider stated: “Charles views Sandringham as poetic justice. It is the positioning the place Andrew’s downfall began, and now it is the place it ought to end. The place drips with royal historical past and misfortune. The message could not be clearer – that is the place he belongs, and that is the place he’ll disappear.”
The exile additionally locations Andrew uncomfortably near Prince William, 43, and Princess Kate, 43, who hold their nation residence, Anmer Corridor, on the identical property. Courtiers say William has been considered one of Andrew’s fiercest critics and pushed exhausting for his exclusion from royal life.
“William prefers to maintain his distance, however being close by solely deepens the sting,” stated a palace aide. “Andrew has to dwell with the truth that his neighbor is the person who helped carry down his royal standing – and who will ultimately personal the property he is been exiled to.”