Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was targeted by protesters at his new home in Norfolk, in what’s been described as a major security breach. The disgraced former Duke of York moved to the King’s Sandringham Estate last February following the latest wave of humiliation due to his links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew is temporarily staying at Wood Farm until renovations for his new home, Marsh Farm, are complete. He has been pictured visiting his new home to monitor progress. But on Thursday, a group of protesters reportedly climbed Marsh Farm’s fence before being confronted by security.
According to Hello! Magazine, four people managed to get close to the farmhouse, where Andrew was earlier seen driving to and started “shouting abuse”.
The former prince reportedly was inside the house during the incident. Andrew’s security reoprtedy acted swiftly and defused the situation, which saw the group of people entering the car they had used to get close and driving off.
But his security team defused the situation quickly, and the protesters then got back into their car and drove off.
Last month, Andrew sparked uproar after he appeared to still be addressed by his HRH title despite the Epstein scandal.
Pictures showed moving boxes being transferred to his new home in Norfolk by removal men.
The boxes, including one for a sitting room and another for an office, all had ‘HRH’ written on them.
Andrew lost his titles and honours last year after disturbing details about his association with the convicted paedophile emerged.
The former Duke of York plunged further into humiliation in January, when the US Department of Justice released the latest tranche of Epstein files, many of which mentioned him.
Being mentioned in the Epstein files does not indicate wrongdoing and Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing.
Andrew was arrested in February, on his birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office but was released 11 hours later under investigation.
The arrest followed after documents within the Epstein files showed he may have shared confidential information during his time as the UK’s trade envoy with the convicted paedophile.