Prince Andrew will leave Royal Lodge, his official residence since 2004, Buckingham Palace announced on October 30. King Charles has ended his brother's £1 million annual allowance, casting doubt on Andrew's ability to fund the 30-room estate's upkeep and £3 million yearly security costs.
Andrew is expected to move to a King-funded private residence on the Sandringham Estate in the new year. His ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, who has cohabited with him at Royal Lodge since their 1996 divorce, will make independent living arrangements.
Conservative MP Robert Jenrick said it was «about time Prince Andrew took himself off to live in private» and that «the public are sick of him».
Troubled Marriage History
The couple's relationship was marked by strain from the beginning. Sarah Ferguson told Rosie magazine she saw Andrew only about 40 days a year during their marriage due to his naval deployments.
During her third year of marriage, while pregnant with Princess Eugenie, Ferguson reportedly had an affair with American Steve Wyatt. She allegedly introduced him to their toddler daughter, Princess Beatrice. David Leigh, co-author of a book about Ferguson, claimed: «Steve Wyatt was the main reason for the breakdown of her marriage.»
Photographs of Wyatt with Princess Beatrice were published in January 1992. Two months later, the couple announced their separation. Their divorce was finalized in May 1996, yet they continued living together for nearly three decades.
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