When the $500 million renovation of Buckingham Palace initiated by the late Queen Elizabeth II is full in 2027, don’t count on Prince Andrew to maneuver again into his quarters there. King Charles III’s youthful brother, who was accused in 2015 of the 2001 sexual assault of a 17-year-old sufferer of Jeffrey Epstein’s intercourse trafficking operation, has reportedly been advised he is not going to be welcome again on the residence he has lived in for the reason that Eighties. The Solar experiences that the king, who took the throne upon Elizabeth’s loss of life in September and can have his official coronation ceremony on Might 6, made the choice, with a supply telling the tabloid, “The King has made it clear that Buckingham Palace isn’t any place for Prince Andrew.”

After the allegations towards Andrew surfaced, the story of Epstein’s crimes continued to garner media consideration, which solely intensified when the shady financier was discovered lifeless in a New York Metropolis jail cell whereas awaiting trial for intercourse trafficking expenses. Shortly after Epstein’s loss of life, Andrew denied the allegations towards him in a badly acquired BBC interview, after which introduced that he would “step again from public duties for the foreseeable future.” In early 2022, his mom stripped him of his navy titles. The next month he reached an out-of-court settlement along with his accuser, Virginia Giuffre.

Sometimes the principle residence of the sitting monarch (although the king has not but moved in due to the continued renovations), Buckingham Palace has a whopping 775 rooms, 52 of that are bedrooms for members of the royal household and friends. Andrew’s suite is presently a part of the development, which means it has already been vacated. Like most royal flats, little is understood in regards to the interiors, however a 2012 exposé revealed in the Night Commonplace revealed some wacky particulars. Apparently, he was a fan of embroidered pillows and had one which learn “Daddy,” a present from his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, one other stating “Eat, sleep and re-marry” (he and Sarah Ferguson divorced in 1996), and a 3rd with the saying, “Earlier than you meet your actual prince it’s a must to kiss a variety of frogs.” 

Final yr, two former workers of the Duke of York got here ahead with extra particulars of his house life. One gave an interview to The Solar by which she claimed that one ingredient of her job was arranging his 72 teddy bears in measurement order every day. One other advised the paper that Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein affiliate who has been discovered responsible of intercourse trafficking of a minor and 4 different expenses and sentenced to twenty years in jail, was given “unrestricted entry” to the palace by Andrew.

As of proper now, nevertheless, he’ll nonetheless be allowed to take care of his residence on the Royal Lodge on Windsor Nice Park, the place his ex-wife additionally resides. The Solar additionally experiences that he was supplied a set at St. James Palace in London.