A friend of Andrew’s has claimed a single member of the Royal Family visited him at his new home in exile after planning to stay at his Sandringham property over Easter
One royal has visited Andrew at his home in exile(Image: Tom Maddick SWNS)
One member of the Royal Family has visited Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor following his move to a new permanent home – for a “quiet word”, it has been claimed.
Prince Edward, the former Prince’s younger brother, is reportedly the first of his siblings and the wider family to meet with the disgraced royal following his move to Sandringham.
Andrew has been moved from Royal Lodge to Marsh Farm in Sandringham following repeated and damaging revelations about his association with paedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
He has always denied any wrongdoing, but the negative publicity has seen his banishment from the royal ranks, with only Edward so far having come to visit him.
Andrew has been exiled to Marsh Farm(Image: Getty Images)
Speaking to The Sun, a friend of the royal said Edward is the “first and only” member of the Royal Family to visit Andrew, who is currently packing up his belongings for the Sandringham move. The royal, they said, was meant to be staying at Wood Farm over Easter, but “his brother was there”.
The friend claimed: “Prince Edward was the first and only member of the Royal Family to visit. Andrew has been ignored by everyone since he left Royal Lodge, including his daughters and ex-wife who have stayed away.
“Edward has already publicly made his feelings clear when he expressed concern for the victims. Edward was meant to be staying at Wood Farm as he regularly books it for Easter, but his brother was there.”
Prince Edward has previously spoken about how he was ‘coping’ following the release of the Epstein files(Image: PA)
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the claims when contacted by the Mirror. The Duke of Edinburgh was one of the first royals to comment on the revelations made about his brother, addressing the situation during an appearance at a major summit earlier this year.
He was approached by a CNN journalist at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on February 3 who asked him how he was “coping” following the release of the Epstein Files, which included pictures of Andrew and his correspondence with the late paedophile.
The Duke responded by saying it was important to remember Epstein’s victims, telling the reporter: “Well, with the best will in the world, I’m not sure this is the audience that is the least bit interested in that.
“They all came here to listen to education, solving the future, but no, I think it’s all really important, always, to remember the victims and who are the victims in all this.” Documents concerning Epstein were released by the US Department of Justice in January this year, and included a series of exchanges between the disgraced financier and Andrew in the years after he pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor.
In one of the messages, Andrew appeared to invite Epstein to visit Buckingham Palace. Andrew has vigorously denied any wrongdoing in his involvement with Epstein.