Andrew Is Leaving Royal Lodge — But Why Isn’t the Palace Revealing His New Address?
As Andrew is eased out of Royal Lodge, his reported move to Sandringham remains officially unacknowledged — and the ownership of the estate explains why.
The royal family is usually quick to make its major decisions public, which is why the silence around Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s next home has raised eyebrows. As speculation grows about his departure from Royal Lodge and a possible move to the Sandringham Estate, Buckingham Palace has notably declined to confirm any details. That silence is largely explained by ownership. Sandringham is not part of the Crown Estate, nor is it governed like an official royal residence. It is privately owned by King Charles, having been inherited from Queen Elizabeth, and is run as a personal estate. As a result, any housing arrangements there are treated as private family matters, even as the public pressure mounts.
Although there has not been any confirmation of the location from Mountbatten-Windsor himself or from any royal insiders, all the signs have been pointing towards the possible new location being at Marsh Farm. Remotely located, the farm is approximately seven miles from Sandringham House. The element of plausibility regarding the location had very little to do with any public announcement of it being so. Rather, it has everything to do with the extension of a no-fly zone over the farmhouse.
The chronological unfolding of these events is clearly allied to a more dramatic shift in Mountbatten-Windsor’s position amongst the royal elite. Late October 2025 saw a statement from Buckingham Palace affirming that Charles had started proceedings to remove his brother from his remaining titles as a prince. This is combined with his removal from living in Royal Lodge in Windsor. This Grade II-listed mansion has come under increasing criticism as a mark of royal extravagance despite the former Duke's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
What has transpired since has been more of a dismantling than a clean exit. According to reports, royal aides are “removing Andrew’s goods from Royal Lodge under the cover of darkness.” A Royal Household truck has already moved the first lot of his effects to a Crown Estate storage facility at Windsor, indicating that the process has already begun, though the prince has not moved yet.
“A lorry has been and gone under the cover of darkness,” a source told the Daily Mail, giving a remarkably graphic description of what had happened. “Andrew is going to a shoebox-sized house, compared to Royal Lodge, so a lot of the things that were removed are going into a storage unit. The clutter in Royal Lodge is making this, what should be, relatively straightforward move, a months-long, room-by-room excavation,” he said. “It’s all going to be painfully slow, what with all the other work to do at the other end. These are not the sort of possessions that can just be swept into a skip. Even if Mountbatten-Windsor wanted to move tomorrow, he couldn’t.”
Nevertheless, even the availability of the accommodation offered by Marsh Farm might prove temporary. Friends of Mountbatten-Windsor have suggested that Marsh Farm is far from ready, reportedly needing extensive renovation — meaning Mountbatten-Windsor may stay there while a long-term plan gets finalized.
