By Molly Claire Goddard
2:55pm PST, Feb 17, 2026
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According to royal journalist
Duncan Larcombe, King Charles III will be paying for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's relocation to Marsh Farm on his Sandringham estate. "I think the King will pay what needs to be paid and will fund his brother, in a way, he's kind of got no choice," he told
The Mirror. "Andrew can't end up homeless and on the streets, much as the public might like that to happen."
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With Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor near retirement age and plagued by scandal, the former Duke of York is left without an income. "But what can Andrew do? He can't get a job somewhere. He can't deliver parcels to make ends meet. He's sort of stuck, so King Charles III will still financially support him, but what that will look like, who knows?" Duncan Larcombe said.
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King Charles III stripped Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of his titles and evicted him from Royal Lodge due to his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and the misconduct allegations against him. "Andrew really is the pariah prince and he's a problem to his family," Duncan Larcombe said. "He hasn't been convicted in a court of law, but he has been found guilty in the court of public opinion, and I think with the latest tranche of emails, it definitely just stinks, it's rotten, you know."
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Duncan Larcombe thinks Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could do one thing to improve his standing with King Charles III and the royal family. "I think unless and until Andrew goes and cooperates with the American authorities, I think that this will continue," he said.
