Former Prince Andrew Spotted Hanging Out on Royal Grounds in First Sighting Since Losing Titles

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is spending time at a royal residence.

On Monday, November 17, the former Duke of York, 65, was seen horseback riding with another woman on the grounds of Windsor Castle that morning, per photos obtained by The Daily Mail. Andrew donned a helmet and a dark colored jacket for his excursion.

The photos mark the first sighting of the former Prince since he was stripped of his royal titles last month, as Buckingham Palace issued an official statement on Thursday, October 30, with the announcement. Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson, are also supposed to move out of the Royal Lodge and into his family’s private estate, Sandringham, in Norfolk, England.

Additionally, according to a report by The Daily Mirror on Sunday, November 16, all the plaques with Andrew’s name have been removed from the Falkland Islands, an overseas British territory that he helped defend as a helicopter co-pilot.

As Examiner previously reported, Andrew lost his titles as his connection to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continues to make headlines. (Andrew has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.)

However, Andrew and the former Duchess of York, 65, daughters, Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 35, will both retain their titles as royal commentator Richard Eden of The Daily Mail reported last week that Andrew  “made a secret deal” with his brother King Charles III. 

“It was made clear to Andrew that, while his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson would also lose her title, there would be no action taken against their daughters,” Eden reported.