Royal artefacts that line the walls of Royal Lodge will be returned to King Charles in the latest blow to the Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
In 2011, the former Duke of York advertised a cleaning role in Royal Lodge where the job would consist of making beds, drawing baths, dusting “objets d’art” and “picture frames under advice from the royal collection”.
Following the removal of Andrew’s royal titles, his “objets d’art” are set to be returned to the Royal Collection Trust when he vacates his 30-room Grade II mansion.
The Royal Collection Trust manages the royal collection. It is one of the largest collections in the world and has been carefully curated by British monarchs over the years.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will be forced to give the royal artefacts that line Royal Lodge back to the Royal Collection Trust when he leaves
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The collection is spread across various royal exhibitions, as well as being used to furnish royal residences, such as Royal Lodge.
The locations of specific pieces within the collection are not made pubic, but it is understood that a number of highly regarded pieces of the collection currently reside within Andrew’s residence.
One of the key pieces that is said to be in the mansion is a 19th-century oil painting of Eugénie, Empress of the French and wife of Napoleon III, by Charles Édouard Boutibonne.
There are understood to be many more historic artefacts from the collection lining the walls.
A royal source has said that the paintings and other artefacts will now return to the Royal Collection Trust (RCT), and the 65-year-old would be unable to take any of the pieces from the collection with him to his new home on the King’s Sandringham estate.
A spokesman for the trust declined to comment and said that the group does not reveal the location of items that are not on public display.
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In the statement, they revealed: “His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew.
“Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence.
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“Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation. These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.
“Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.”
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| GETTYWhile artwork from the RCT decorates the walls of Royal Lodge, there is also said to be artwork from the Royal Family’s private collection, including pieces personally acquired by Andrew's grandmother, the late Queen Mother.
It is currently unknown whether Andrew will be able to keep those pieces, however, a source close to the King said it was "unlikely".