King Charles has been forced to make some tough decisions in recent months. In late 2025, the monarch demoted his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and evicted him from Royal Lodge in Windsor. Following the release of additional files related to Andrew’s friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, The King has allegedly been left with “no choice” but to act swiftly.
Speaking to the Mirror, royal expert Duncan Larcombe explained, “I think The King will pay what needs to be paid and will fund his brother, in a way he’s kind of got no choice.” Larcombe continued, “Andrew can’t end up homeless and on the streets, much as the public might like that to happen.”
The royal expert elaborated, “But what can Andrew do? He can’t get a job somewhere. He can’t deliver parcels to make ends meet. He’s sort of stuck so King Charles will still financially support him, but what that will look like, who knows?”
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“Andrew can’t end up homeless and on the streets, much as the public might like that to happen.”
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Larcombe also suggested that new revelations contained in the latest release from the Epstein files are particularly damning to the ex-Duke of York. “I think with the latest tranche of emails, it definitely just stinks, it’s rotten, you know,” he told the outlet.
Meanwhile, Epstein’s emails also allegedly revealed Queen Elizabeth’s undying support of her son, Andrew, in spite of his connection to a convicted sex offender.
As reported by GB News, Andrew’s former advisor David Stern told Epstein in an email on March 9, 2011, “PA [Prince Andrew] has full support of his mom, only dealing with you was ‘unwise.'”
Ex-Prince Andrew allegedly had the “full support” of his mom, Queen Elizabeth II.
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It seems as though King Charles’s ex-Prince Andrew problem is far from over.