Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's Royal Lodge exile unlikely to be the final chapter for Royal Family

Despite best efforts to move the King's brother under cover of darkness on Monday night, I understand Andrew will return to Windsor occasionally to collect personal belongings and ride his horses - increasing the risk of photographers hitting the jackpot.

Of course, photographers have already reaped rewards; Andrew was pictured smiling and waving at members of the public, and horse riding, just hours before his secret move.

This, arguably, is the least of the Royal Family's problems; a sustained drip feed of millions of Epstein documents continue to be released the Department of Justice in the United States.

Just this morning, a newly-released legal letter claims Andrew and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein asked an exotic dancer for a threesome at the disgraced financier's Florida home.

Andrew has always strongly denied any wrongdoing.

The saga continues to directly affect the Royal Family's public work; a CNN journalist unexpectedly asked Andrew's younger brother, the Duke of Edinburgh, how he felt about the latest round of Epstein files.

Looking visibly frustrated his work was being overshadowed, Prince Edward said: "Well, with the best will in the world, I'm not sure this is the audience that is the least bit interested in that.

"They all came here to listen to education, solving the future, but no, I think it's all really important, always, to remember the victims and who are the victims in all this."

Meanwhile, Andrew is facing a fresh probe by police into allegations Epstein sex trafficked a woman in her twenties to him in 2010.

This is the first claim from an alleged Epstein victim that a sexual encounter took place within a royal residence, but Andrew has always strongly denied allegations of wrongdoing.

None the less, despite his status as King Charles's brother, Andrew is not above the law.

Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, said on Tuesday: "[For the Royal Family] What started off as an embarrassment is rapidly turning into a disaster and perhaps it's the biggest scandal to engulf the Royals since 1936 [King Edward VIII's abdication].

"If there is a genuine justification for making that complaint [sex trafficking allegation], and it's not vexatious, there is no reason why his treatment by law should not be exactly the same as all the rest of us."

However, it appears anti-monarchy campaign group Republic is behind the latest crusade to hold the former royal criminally responsible.

It was Republic who sensationally announced it had contacted the Metropolitan Police, when it saw press reports about the allegation.

The group claims the information was then passed to Thames Valley Police (TVP), who then passed it back to the Met - creating confusion as to which force is responsible for investigating.

TVP told GB News in a statement: "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. At this time, these allegations have not been reported to Thames Valley Police by either the lawyer or their client."

At the time of writing, the alleged victim, or her lawyer, has not contacted any British police force.

Although Republic possibly have an ulterior motive for highlighting alleged wrongdoing by the King's brother, the allegations, if proven, could constitute a very serious offence.

Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing, and has been contacted for comment over these fresh claims.

As more Epstein files continue to be released, and police are "assessing the information", I suspect the shadow of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will hang over the Royal Family for a long time to come.

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