Sign up to our free email to get all the latest royal news and pictures We have more newsletters Sign up to our free email to get all the latest royal news and pictures We have more newsletters Prince Andrew has reportedly been offered a downgrade on his home by the King. The Duke is taking a step back from luxury as he prepares to swap his opulent 31-room Royal Lodge for the much more modest Craigowan cottage on the Balmoral estate. Rumours suggest that the Duke might have to leave Windsor following rumours that the King is asking him to move to a new residence.
A family insider shared with the Express their hopes for the Duke's summer plans: "Andrew has hardly left Royal Lodge since Christmas so he's very much looking forward to getting away with the rest of the family at Balmoral." The source also expressed concern over the Duke's wellbeing, saying: "He's turned into a bit of a recluse, so the girls (Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie) are hoping that some nice family time will help cheer him up a bit and bring him out of his shell." It was previously reported that Andrew might be forced to vacate his Windsor residence by October as his private security had been axed.
The King is said to have dismissed the 10-man team in an attempt to pressure the Duke of York into leaving his Royal Lodge home, reports the Daily Record . Charles has been financing private guards at the Windsor property since Andrew's armed police were withdrawn in 2022. A Palace source revealed: "It isn't a s.