Behind the palace walls, a fresh royal rift is said to be brewing – not over politics or protocol, but over the future of one man: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
As the disgraced former Duke of York prepares to leave the 30-room Royal Lodge he has called home for more than two decades, senior royals are reportedly questioning whether King Charles has gone too far in his efforts to sideline his younger brother.
According to insiders, Princess Anne has been particularly 'vocal' about what she sees as the King's 'harsh' treatment of Andrew.
Once a key working royal, Andrew has been stripped of his titles and honours and pushed out of the public eye following the furore over his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Now, as he faces a major downsize and the loss of the Windsor base he has occupied since 2004, some in the family are said to be deeply uncomfortable with the scale of his fall.
Andrew, 65, spent this Christmas alone in Windsor, while the rest of the Royal Family gathered in Norfolk for the traditional Sandringham church service. For a man born into the heart of 'The Firm', the image of isolation has only heightened concerns that he has been banished into humiliation.
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