The royal warrant on the side of the van says it all. A truck from Linney Cooper — the flooring company trusted by King Charles to work on Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and Windsor Castle — has reportedly been spotted pulling up at Marsh Farm, the Sandringham property that will soon become Prince Andrew‘s new home. It is, in its way, a perfect encapsulation of Andrew’s current predicament.
The floors may carry the royal seal of approval, but the man moving into them is living a very different life from the one he enjoyed at Royal Lodge — the sprawling 30-room Windsor mansion he clung to for years before finally being pushed out.
Renovations at Marsh Farm have been ongoing for several months. Alongside Linney Cooper — whose previous work for Andrew included the carpeting at Royal Lodge, and whose earlier commissions included the full recarpeting of Windsor Castle after the catastrophic 1992 fire according to the company website — a second company, Next Level Flooring Solutions, has also been pictured arriving at the property states Hello!. Andrew is understood to be moving in next month.