Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor remains on Windsor estate after US ‘silence’ rebuke

Fintan Starkey

By Fintan Starkey


Published: 24/11/2025

- 16:42

The former duke has come under increased pressure from US legislators

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been seen riding horses for the second time in a week, as the disgraced former royal is yet to move out of Royal Lodge.

The former prince was seen looking downbeat whilst riding a horse around the Windsor Estate, alongside a female friend.


This marked the second time Andrew was spotted riding a horse this week. The former Duke of York was seen for the first time in seven weeks on November 17.

Andrew being spotted yet again on the Windsor Estate confirms that the 65-year-old has not yet left Royal Lodge despite King Charles’s wishes.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been spotted horse riding for the second time in a week (stock picture)

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The second sighting comes just days after former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond said she believes Andrew is feeling “humiliated.”

She stated: “I'm sure he's feeling humiliated and, by all accounts, angry. You have to remember that he has consistently protested his innocence. Therefore, he feels wronged.

“But the reality is, he now has just a few weeks left before he has to leave Royal Lodge, which has been his home for more than 20 years.

“I don't think Andrew is the sort of person who will ever feel humble.

“That's not in his nature. I think he will expect to have staff in his new home, as I don't imagine he has the first idea about how to cook, clean or shop,” she continued to tell The Mirror.

Andrew was handed notice on his Grade II mansion on October 30, when Buckingham Palace announced the King's brother would be losing his titles due to his links with the late paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor pictured riding a horse near Royal Lodge in 2024

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The former duke has come under intense scrutiny after he refused to answer a request by the House Oversight Committee in the US for a “transcribed interview” about his “long-standing friendship" with Epstein.

Democrats Rober Garcia and Suhas Subramanyam have accused Andrew of hiding, saying in a statement: “Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s silence in the face of the Oversight Democrat’s demand for testimony speaks volumes.

“The documents we’ve reviewed, along with public records and Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s testimony, raise serious questions he must answer, yet he continues to hide.

“Our work will move forward with or without him, and we will hold anyone who was involved in these crimes accountable, no matter their wealth, status, or political party. We will get justice for the survivors.”

Ms Bond commented on Andrew’s decision not to attend the interview by saying: “One thing he could do to show some remorse... cooperate with the Congressional committee and tell them what he saw and what he knows. At the moment, though, that seems unlikely.”

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has also called for Andrew to share “relevant information, should you have it.”

The Prime Minister was asked by reporters at the G20 summit if the former royal should help “any way he can,” to which Mr Starmer replied: “I don't comment on his particular case.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is facing increasing pressure to reveal information about Jeffrey Epstein

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"But as a general principle I've held for a very long time is that anybody who has got relevant information in relation to these kind of cases should give that evidence to those that need it. That would be my general position on this.

“In the end, that will be a decision for him.

"But my general position is if you have relevant information, you should be prepared to share it.”