Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is such a social pariah, even binmen right now won’t want to be seen taking out his trash. The formerly grand old Duke of York, 66, has seen his reputation dive into the deep end of ignominy as the Epstein Files revealed his intertwined friendship with the financier.
When Andrew was ordered out of his 31-room Royal Lodge mansion, on the Crown Estate at Windsor, his brother the King gave him shelter and a kind of olive branch. Long-term Andrew was offered Marsh Farm, on King Charles’s own Sandringham Estate, in Norfolk. While that’s being renovated he moved straight into the nearby Wood Farm cottage.
Then, on February 19 – his birthday – police knocked early on his door, and he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
He has not publicly commented on the recent allegations but has vehemently denied previous allegations made against him.
Now that he is on bail, you would assume senior royals would swing by to offer support or have a quick brew – as Charles has reportedly been worried for Andrew’s mental state.
So it is strikingly telling then that not only has Prince William been notably absent from Wood Farm, but King Charles also has not visited Andrew.
The King’s been staying this week on the Sandringham Estate, arriving at his Norfolk residence last Friday, yet as far as we know has not popped in to see his brother despite being just a few miles away.
Andrew appears as popular as waste uranium sprinkled with asbestos – no-one wants to be seen within a mile of him.
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Instead, Andrew’s only visitor of note this week was Richard Benyon, Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, who spent two hours checking up on him on Monday.
Worse, it has been reported that King Charles has no plans whatsoever to see his brother – especially while a police investigation into his role as a UK trade envoy is ongoing.
Days earlier last Saturday, Sandringham’s Reverend Canon Paul Williams reportedly visited him at Wood Farm and stayed “for around an hour” before leaving.
Apart from the odd Waitrose delivery van, Andrew has had few visitors since he moved into Wood Farm in early February.
Unless they were dropping off a crate of humble pie, it’s unlikely his visitor numbers will rocket any time soon.