By Marisa Laudadio
7:07pm PST, Feb 16, 2026
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Amid renewed scrutiny of
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's relationship with predator
Jeffrey Epstein, older brother
King Charles III isn't the only royal sibling who's had enough of the former Duke of York's scandals. No-nonsense older sister
Princess Anne has frustrations of her own.
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Princess Anne "has long sided with the king," royal expert
Christopher Andersen, author of
Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan, told
Us Weekly. The Princess Royal, Andersen added, "is as fed up with Andrew" as King Charles III and
Prince William are.
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The late Queen Elizabeth II's youngest child, Prince Edward, was said to also be on board with King Charles III's decision to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's titles in late 2025. "Andrew bullied his little brother when they were younger, but they grew closer over the years," royals author Christopher Andersen told Us Weekly. "Still, Edward has no choice but to fully support Charles in his efforts to rid himself of the problematic [former] Duke of York."
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In late 2025 — following renewed scrutiny from the release of Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir, in which she again accused Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of abusing her in 2001 (a claim he's denied) and leaked emails indicating the royal had not actually severed ties with Epstein in 2010 as he'd claimed — King Charles III stripped his brother of his remaining titles, including "Prince," "Duke of York" and the styling "His Royal Highness." The monarch also announced that Mountbatten-Windsor would have to surrender the lease of his long-time home, Royal Lodge, located on the Windsor Castle estate, and relocate to a private residence on the king's Sandringham estate.
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In recent days, another outlet has indicated there's been a shift, with Princess Anne and Prince Edward both allegedly feeling that King Charles III has been too hard on brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. "Anne has been vocal with both the king and [Prince] William about Andrew's treatment," a source told
DailyMail.com. "There are several arguments going on between Andrew and the king and between the king and the wider family — some of whom are convinced the king has treated his brother too harshly."
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Indications that Princess Anne and Prince Edward are both growing worried King Charles III may have been too hard on brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor came as the former Duke of York's belongings were being moved out of Royal Lodge, the 30-room Grade II-listed mansion near Windsor Castle he'd called home for more than two decades, ahead of his move to five-bedroom Marsh Farm on the king's Sandringham estate. Marsh Farm is being refurbished and outfitted with new security features to welcome the disgraced royal.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor "really didn't want Marsh Farm," the source told DailyMail.com. "Andrew won't have lived anywhere that small since he left his apartment at Buckingham Palace — and then he had free roam of the building and grounds when he needed space." A key concern, the source claimed, "is that it's too remote and that leaving Andrew cut off may not be wise." As renovations are completed on the property nestled on King Charles III's sprawling, bucolic Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, the former Duke of York has been staying at nearby Wood Farm, the five-bedroom property his late father, Prince Philip, called home in his final years.
