Britain’s former prince Andrew has moved from his luxurious Windsor house to a royal property in japanese England, the BBC reported on Tuesday, as he faces renewed scrutiny over his ties to the late intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The ex-royal, now often known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has come underneath renewed stress to clarify his appearances within the US Justice Division’s (DOJ) newest launch of paperwork associated to Epstein.
Dwelling with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson
Andrew, 65, left Royal Lodge on Monday, in accordance with the BBC. Buckingham Palace declined to substantiate the report back to AFP.
He had been residing on the property near Windsor Fortress along with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson for the previous twenty years, in accordance with the broadcaster.
Andrew resides in a brief house on the Sandringham property in Norfolk, the BBC reported. The Solar tabloid mentioned he’ll ultimately transfer right into a everlasting residence there, Marsh Farm, which is underneath renovation.
Strain on the previous royal – the youthful brother of King Charles III – has intensified since he appeared in a brand new cache from the Epstein information launched on Friday by the DOJ.
It consists of images of the then-prince kneeling over a girl mendacity on the bottom, and emails inviting Epstein to Buckingham Palace to speak in “personal”.
Testify
The revelations prompted Prime Minister Keir Starmer to say Andrew ought to testify earlier than the US Congress about what he is aware of of Epstein’s crimes.
A second Epstein sufferer has claimed by way of her lawyer that the American financier despatched her to Britain in 2010 to have intercourse with Andrew at Royal Lodge.
Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
He paid a multimillion-pound settlement in 2022 to a different Epstein accuser, Virginia Giuffre, with out making any request for forgiveness. Giuffre died by suicide final 12 months.
Andrew stepped again from royal duties in 2019 over his alleged hyperlinks to Epstein, who died by suicide in jail that 12 months whereas awaiting trial for intercourse crimes towards minors.
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
