Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been settling into his new life of rural seclusion on the Sandringham estate with the help of an early morning delivery of food from Waitrose.
A van from the up-market supermarket chain was spotted shortly after dawn on Friday as it went down the 300 yard long driveway to Wood Farm where the disgraced former prince has been staying since Monday.
The Waitrose driver remained at the five-bedroom farmhouse in the village of Wolferton for around 15 minutes, far longer than the delivery slot for normal households, suggesting that multiple boxes of food were being unloaded
Waitrose received a Royal warrant from King Charles in May 2024 and is also known to be the favourite supermarket of other Royals including the Princess of Wales when she is in Norfolk.
Andrew has not been seen in public since he arrived under cover of darkness on Monday at Wood Farm which was once the retirement home of his late father Prince Philip.
A well-place source said he appeared to be in good spirits while making himself at home with several of his dogs which are thought to include two of his late mother’s beloved Corgis, and his own cook to prepare meals for him.
The source said: ‘He was smiling when I saw him. He seems happy enough, and has his dogs with him.’
It was revealed after the late Queen’s death in 2022, that Andrew had inherited her corgis Muick and Sandy which she had when she died, despite him and his ex-wife Sarah who lived with him, already having five Norfolk terriers of their own.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor pictured Royal Windsor Horse Show in Windsor Great Park on May 12, 2017. The ex-Duke appears to be settling into his new life on the Sandringham estate with the help of one particular supermarket chain
A Waitrose van was spotted shortly after dawn on Friday as it went down the 300 yard long driveway to Wood Farm where the disgraced former prince has been staying since Monday
The Waitrose van can be seen making it way towards the five-bedroom farmhouse in the village of Wolferton, where it remained for around 15 minutes
It was seen returning back down the driveway some time later – suggesting that multiple boxes of food had been unloaded
Buckingham Palace released a statement last October confirming that the late Queen’s dogs would ‘remain with the family’ following news that Andrew was being ordered out of his palatial 30-room mansion home Royal Lodge at Windsor due to a series of scandals including his friendship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
But it was not clarified whether it would be Andrew, Sarah, or their daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie who would continue to give the Corgis a home.
It was reported this week that estate staff had been given the option of not working for Andrew, but a number of them have been seen driving in and out of Wood Farm in recent days.
Andrew had been expected to remain at Royal Lodge for several more weeks, but is thought to have been told by his brother King Charles to leave earlier than expected following the latest drop of Jeffrey Epstein files in the United States
He has not been seen in public since his arrival at Sandringham, although the sound of shotgun blasts from farmland at the rear of his farmhouse on Wednesday, suggested he might have gone out shooting.
It now appears that he could be set to live permanently at Wood Farm after an apparent climbdown by his brother King Charles who had earmarked another home for him on the estate.
Andrew had been expected to only stay at Wood Farm for a few weeks until the completion of renovation work at Marsh Farm around half a mile away, readying it to be his forever home.