Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has found a new hobby to occupy himself in exile, a royal author has claimed. The former Duke of York has been banished into humiliation and moved from his former home, Royal Lodge in Windsor, to Marsh Farm in Norfolk.
Andrew’s recent fall from grace came after disturbing details of his association with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein emerged after the US released millions of files about him earlier this year. Andrew was also stripped of all his royal titles and honours, following a dramatic decision by his own brother, the King, last year, in a bid to distance the Royal Family from the scandal.
Royal author Andrew Lowrie said Andrew has “lost any sort of purpose in life”.
He told the Palace Confidential podcast that Andrew is well into technology and has now apparently been playing video games to pass the time.
The author said: “He’s always been a couch potato, always watching videos or films and now he just seems to like to play video games.”
He added that Andrew is “fascinated” by simulation games like planes landing, which “goes back to his pilot training.”
The author also revealed that Andrew is partial to Call of Duty, a first-person shooter he spends hours playing.
Mr Lowrie said: “I think he’s someone who needs a discipline. I think the services were good for him. There was a focus there and and a discipline.”