Prince Andrew ‘remains a danger’ to monarchy’s image amid reports of expulsion from Buckingham Palace: royal expert

“Randy Andy” is still processed behind palace gates.

According to multiple reports, the disgraced Duke of York no longer has access to his suite of bedrooms at Buckingham Palace, which previously housed his royal apartment and office. It is believed that her brother, King Charles III, sent the late Queen’s favorite son to pack.

A spokesperson for King, 74, told Fox News Digital they had no comment. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Several royal experts told Fox News Digital they had heard of a royal expulsion. They weren’t surprised.

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“While it is true that he no longer occupies rooms at Buckingham Palace, although this will no doubt be explained as part of the palace’s 10-year renovation, it is a sign that King Charles and the Prince of Wales are determined that he should in the future be on the periphery of royal life,” said royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams. “They are only too aware of the public hostility towards him [and] the aura of entitlement… He doesn’t seem inclined to live quietly, privately, perhaps to help run the royal estates, which would make sense.

“Since he doesn’t seem to be taking advice, he remains a danger to the image of the monarchy as he is not inclined to live in the shadows,” Fitzwilliams explained. “The institution faces vengeful attacks from embittered Harry and Meghan. But Andrew, with his refusal to accept what he has wrought by his disastrous friendships and personal decisions, is also a danger to it.”

The 62-year-old stepped down from royal duties in 2019 amid his controversial link to late US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He was also stripped of his honorary military titles. Prior to his death in 2022, Queen Elizabeth II also withdrew his honorary leadership of various charities, known as royal patronages, and prohibited him from using the title “His Royal Highness” in official settings.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is said to be Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite son.
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The council of the northern city of York voted unanimously to strip the ‘freedom of the city’ from the prince. The honor was bestowed on Andrew in 1987 after the Queen named him Duke of York. He is the first person to be stripped of this status, an honor that dates back to medieval times. Local leaders have since argued that Andrew should also lose the Duke of York title. A spokesperson for Andrew declined to comment at the time.

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The father-of-two is reportedly gathering a $12million ‘war chest’ to launch a lawsuit against sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre in a bid to force her to withdraw her allegations. A lawyer for the royal family did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

“The report that Prince Andrew is to be evicted from his bedroom suite at Buckingham Palace highlights his dilemma,” Fitzwilliams added.

Virginia Giuffre has long alleged that she was abused by the Duke of York when she was underage.
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Kinsey Schofield, a royal expert and host of the ‘To Di For Daily’ podcast, told Fox News Digital there’s a good reason Andrew could be kicked out of Buckingham Palace – and it’s not just because obvious.

“I don’t believe it’s as bad as it sounds,” she said. “I’ve heard that King Charles is considering opening Buckingham Palace to tourism year-round rather than seasonally. Perhaps he speeds up changes like this and simplifies things due to the incredible amount of tourism and traffic they are anticipating for the coronation. King would like to see Buckingham Palace eventually turned into a museum. This could be a step closer to achieving that goal.

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The calendar aligns with the next coronation, which will take place on May 6. Buckingham Palace has announced that the weekend’s festivities will include a star-studded concert at Windsor Castle which will be broadcast live by the BBC, as well as multiple community and service-based initiatives. Thousands of tourists and locals are expected.

Buckingham Palace prepares for the coronation of King Charles III on May 6.
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“Buckingham Palace is, symbolically and in fact, the place where the painstaking work of the monarchy takes place,” Christopher Andersen, author of “The King,” told Fox News Digital. “The current renovation provides the perfect cover to remove some members of the Royal Family and improve the quarters of others. Yet the problem with the comprehensive approach to ‘Andrew’s problem’ is that there is too much overlap. How Can’t Andrew be considered royal work and still be a very visible part of the royal family?”

“If, as has been reported, Andrew is considering taking legal action to overturn his settlement in the Epstein-related case, Charles must be tearing his hair out,” he shared. “Dragging on all of this on the eve of his coronation – arguably the most important moment of his life – must seem to Charles like another betrayal from someone he is trying to help.

Royal commentator Hilary Fordwich told Fox News Digital that insiders revealed: “The King has been clear. He is not a member of the Royal Family. He is alone.”

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Queen Elizabeth II, England’s longest-reigning monarch, died in 2022 at the age of 96.
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“Prince Andrew, the disgraced younger brother of King Charles, has received royal blow after royal blow and, as many would say, deservedly so,” she explained. “Last autumn the decision was taken by head office to strip him of his 24-hour armed security, with the Royal Household instead funding the annual £3million bill to protect him.”

“In another royal shuffle, he was stripped of his beloved role as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, which he lost to Queen Consort Camilla,” she pointed out. “Now another status symbol has been removed. Prince Andrew will no longer enjoy a residence at Buckingham Palace…. There was an office… but no more.”

According to Fordwich, Andrew recently had a private meeting with the King. Since then, “Andrew has become rather reclusive and obviously, much to the relief of the palace, still preoccupied with appearances, literally and figuratively before the coronation.”

Prince Andrew is said to be reclusive after his private meeting with King Charles III.
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Shannon Felton Spence told Fox News Digital that since Andrew is no longer a working member of the Royal Family, he no longer needs an office, especially at Buckingham Palace. However, the alleged move also sends a clear message: Andrew is not coming back.

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“People have seen the royals working quickly to get Andrew out of the fold,” she explained. “Even though he’s back in the headlines, you’ll never see him again as a member of the Royal Family. And so the King has made his feelings very clear on the Andrew issue. He’s gone. No , he will never live the life of a commoner. He will keep his living quarters at the Royal Lodge. He will go to family events without work. He received an inheritance from Queen Elizabeth, like all his children, but he will never return to work like a member of the royal family.”

“[His daughter] Princess Eugenie has just announced that she is pregnant with her second child,” she shared. “This will make three grandchildren for Andrew and [his ex-wife] Sarah Ferguson. My advice would be to settle into the life of a grandparent and remove yourself from the public eye as much as possible.”

Prince Andrew has denied the allegations made by his accuser Virginia Giuffre.
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In a lawsuit filed in 2020, Giuffre accused the British prince of sexually exploiting her three times in 2001 when she was 17. Although Andrew denied any wrongdoing, he agreed to an out-of-court settlement paid to the American in February 2022 amid pressure from Buckingham Palace that the damaging headlines were distracting from the Jubilee of queen’s platinum.

The amount of the settlement would be between $3.6 million and $14.8 million.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.