Prince William Reportedly Leading Effort to Oust Prince Andrew from Royal Lodge
WINDSOR, UK – Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales, are reportedly spearheading a campaign to remove Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, from the Royal lodge, a 30-room property on the Windsor Great Park estate. The move underscores growing tensions within the royal family as Prince Andrew continues to reside in the residence despite ongoing controversy.
Prince Andrew has occupied the Royal Lodge since 2003 under a 75-year lease, reportedly paying only a “symbolic rent” for nearly two decades.Royal biographer Tina Brown asserts the Prince and Princess of Wales “can’t stand andrew,” fueling their efforts to displace him and Ferguson. The situation raises questions about the future of the estate and the extent to which Prince william is willing to assert his authority within the monarchy.
According to Brown, william and Kate are grappling with the challenge of removing Andrew from his protected position: “How to make a 65-year-old man, 1.80 m tall, weighing 86 kg, disappear in good health and who has an ironclad contract to live in the Queen Mother’s former mansion, a stone’s throw from Windsor Castle and just four miles from the new ‘permanent’ home of Prince william and Kate, who can’t stand it?”
Sources suggest Prince William may be “more ruthless” than his father, King Charles III, in addressing the situation.The times reports speculation that Andrew “will be excluded from public and private royal events, including the coronation, and banned from most official ceremonies.”
The push to distance the royal family from Prince Andrew follows his 2019 sidelining from public office due to his ties to convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein and a highly criticized BBC interview. He subsequently lost his military titles and royal patronages by 2022.Further allegations, including those detailed in Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous book published in october 2025, have accelerated his diminished role within the monarchy.
