Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor scandal: Disgraced former prince under fire for ‘giving it large’ post eviction

Disgraced former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been criticised for still “giving it large” after his eviction from the Royal Lodge.

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was first booted from the Royal Lodge back in early February, months after King Charles II stripped him of his princely title.

He was cast out to Wood Farm on Sandringham, but that was only his temporary home before moving to his permanent place of exile, Marsh Farm.

Though the ex-duke was not formally charged following his arrest on February 19, it appears the palace is bent on imposing bail-like conditions on the 66-year-old.

He had spent months totally isolated from his family, with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson nowhere to be seen, and his princess daughters Beatrice and Eugenie steering clear of him.

That changed earlier this week when Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was visited by his brother Prince Edward, who was said to have a stern word with him about the move to Marsh Farm — which the disgraced former prince was said to be resisting.

He is understood to have spent his first night at Marsh on Easter Monday.

Despite the downgrade, the ex-duke is said to be displaying “hubris in the extreme”.

In a recent interview, royal expert Mark Dolan noted how “wild” the story is.

“I mean, so this is a wild story, isn’t it? He won’t budge from Wood Farm. I don’t know what is going on with Andrew,” Mr Dolan said.

“We know he’s got shocking taste in friends, but this is arrogance. This is hubris in the extreme. And we’re still seeing images of him driving around in a Range Rover, giving it large.”

It comes after a journalist exposed the horrid smell the former prince is now forced to live in.

Julia Banim, writing for The Mirror, said the “smell of wet mud” took her “aback” as she looked around the estate.

It’s certainly lacking in grandeur, but Ms Banim said it also offers little privacy, with the windows to the front rooms just a “stone’s throw away” from the country lane the house sits beside.