By Marisa Laudadio
8:07pm PST, Mar 3, 2026
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As the fallout from
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's ties to predator
Jeffrey Epstein continues, a new report suggests the disgraced former Duke of York hasn't exactly been quietly humbling himself in exile.
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Royal biographer
Robert Hardman revealed some details about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's behavior since
King Charles III evicted the former Duke of York from his Crown Estate mansion, Royal Lodge, and set him up in a five-bedroom home on the monarch's privately owned Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England. In a new piece for
DailyMail.com, Hardman wrote that anyone who hoped Mountbatten-Windsor might show some contrition after being exiled would be "sorely disappointed." As a Norfolk source close to the royal family told the author, the former Prince Andrew "has done nothing but complain since he got there."
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's complaints have allegedly focused on mundane matters, according to author Robert Hardman, who published Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story in 2024. "It's extraordinary. [The former Duke of York] hardly seemed bothered about the [Jeffrey] Epstein scandal. He was much more worried about where he was supposed to keep his horses," the source told Hardman. "He was even grumbling about where to park his car."
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The source also suggested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor showed little appreciation despite King Charles III's financial support. "Given that the king is footing all his bills, you might expect some sort of gratitude," the source told author Robert Hardman. "But he's been very rude. He is in another world."
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Author Robert Hardman noted that the information he received came shortly before the former Duke of York's February arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office following the U.S. Justice Department's release of emails suggesting he'd passed along sensitive government documents to Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a U.K. trade envoy. Police released the ex-royal after 11 hours in custody, but an official probe continues. "Even if the current police investigation comes to nothing, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's bovine lack of remorse for the damage he has inflicted on both the institution and the family has ensured one thing: The king has not yet finished with his brother," Hardman wrote.
