Andrew skiing in Switzerland (Image: Getty)
If anything epitomises the ignominy of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor it’s how he has gone from a £17m seven-bedroom Swiss ski chalet to a moss-covered caravan in Norfolk. Nothing against East Anglia, but him spending his days in a £26,000 two-bed mobile home propped up on bricks in his Sandringham garden is a hell of a fall from grace.
It’s been reported the former Duke of York, 66, has been really enjoying spending time in the 2012 Willerby Meridian Lodge caravan. Sources claim the caravan at Marsh Farm – his eventual Sandringham home once all the renovations are completed – has been handy for visits from his current cottage at nearby Wood Farm.
“Andrew uses it himself and he likes it. He’s enjoyed sitting in the caravan. It’s novel for him,” one source revealed.
Another insider noted: “People thought the caravan was for his staff, but he doesn’t really have any.”
Inside Andrew’s former Swiss ski chalet which also boasted a swimming pool (Image: Web)
The rickety caravan perched on bricks seems symbolic of Andrew’s life right now, as he wobbles in limbo following his February arrest on suspicion of misconduct in a public office while working as a UK trade envoy.
Andrew – whom MPs in Westminster recently branded a “rude, arrogant and entitled man” – strenuously denies any wrongdoing.
But his and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson’s complex and symbiotic relationship with vile paedophile Jeffrey Epstein has seen both royals plunge from grace, into disgrace.
The newly-released Epstein Files proved – despite public declarations from both Fergie and Andrew of cutting ties with the US financier – both remained in secret contact with him.
It was only a few years ago that Andrew was literally living the high life – with a seven-bedroom, £17m ski chalet in the Swiss mountains.
It was ultimately sold in 2022 so Andrew could use his share of the capital to help cover legal fees following action brought from his now deceased accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
Andrew’s new Marsh Farm home (Image: Getty)
In early February Andrew was booted out of his Crown Estate-owned Royal Lodge mansion, in Windsor, and sent packing to the King’s own Sandringham Estate.
The move was forced by the one-time-too-many sight of Andrew trotting about on horseback, seemingly without a care in the world, as historic images released by US authorities showed him crouched over a mystery woman lying prone on the floor.
For decades he genuinely lived the life of an arrogant, entitled prince at his Grade II 30-room Royal Lodge mansion – with 30 staff to boss about and organise his teddy bear collection on his bed every morning.
Now he’s left figuring out for himself how to change his gas cannister, and fix the plumbing on his caravan bog.
It’s enough to drive you round the U-bend.
