By Katherine Tinsley
2:03pm PST, Jan 22, 2026
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson were kicked out of Royal Lodge due to the ex-duke's ties to
Jeffrey Epstein and sexual assault allegations. Now, the former couple is rumored to be considering selling royal valuables to reduce the clutter in Royal Lodge.
"The appearance of even a single item would trigger immediate and widespread fallout," a source told
Radar Online, per
Daily Express. "But Andrew and Sarah seem intent on turning the Lodge into some sort of pawn shop source by collecting together goods they think they can auction off to the highest bidder."
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"If they go ahead with this, their departure from royal life may end in the most volatile way yet," the source continued.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson haven't been included in recent royal gatherings due to their declining reputations. However, how the Yorks handle their royal exits could have long-lasting ramifications on the monarchy.
"Senior royals always expected the break with Andrew to be difficult, but not on this scale," the source said. "The prospect of private letters, recordings and jewels becoming public is viewed as a worst-case scenario."
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"A lorry has been and gone under the cover of darkness," the source continued. "Andrew is going to a shoebox-sized house, compared to Royal Lodge, so a lot of the things that were taken are going into a storage unit."
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor moved into Royal Lodge in 2004, and Sarah Ferguson joined her ex-husband four years later. With over two decades of calling the mansion home, the move will be difficult for the former prince.
"The clutter at Royal Lodge is turning what should be a straightforward move into a months-long, room-by-room excavation," the source noted.
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"It's all going to be painfully slow, especially with refurbishment work to complete at the other end," they continued. "These aren't the kind of belongings you can sweep into a skip. Even if Andrew wanted to move tomorrow, he couldn't."
