Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has moved out of his home in Windsor to the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, according to reports.
Sources told the BBC that the former prince left Royal Lodge on Monday night and is currently living on the Sandringham Estate while his permanent property undergoes renovations.
The Palace had previously announced he would leave the property “as soon as possible and practicable”, following the revelations about his relationship with paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein and the stripping of his royal titles.
The Independent has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
It is believed he will ultimately live at Marsh Farm on the estate, according to the BBC. The former prince is expected to return to Windsor over the next few weeks in order to collect his remaining belongings, but his permanent base will now be in Norfolk.
The former prince was last seen riding on horseback in Windsor on Monday, later photographed driving away from Windsor Castle waving at passers by.
A statement about Royal Lodge in October said “formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease.”
He was stripped of his titles by the King last year after the posthumous publication of a book from Ms Giuffre.
Andrew again became subject to controversy after he featured numerous times in the latest tranche of documents on Epstein released by the US Department of Justice on Friday, including images apparently showing him crouch over an unidentified woman in what appears to be Epstein’s New York mansion.
Epstein also appeared to introduce Andrew to a woman described by the paedophile as “26, Russian, clevere (sic) beautiful, trustworthy”.
Andrew has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
Thames Valley Police are reviewing new claims that a young woman was sent for a sexual encounter the former prince in the UK in 2010, in which she spent the night at the Royal Lodge residence.
A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said: “We are aware of reports about a woman said to have been taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes.
“We are assessing the information in line with our established procedures.
“We take any reports of sexual crimes extremely seriously and encourage anyone with information to come forward.”
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