Jan. 25, 2026

Porn Channels and Mole Hills - inside Andrew's new home

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A new fault line opens inside the family as the Daily Mail reports Princess Anne has raised concerns with King Charles and Prince William about how Prince Andrew is being treated, with Prince Edward partly backing her. The dispute centres on where Andrew will land long-term, with Wood Farm reportedly ruled out and Marsh Farm emerging as the likeliest option.

The Standard digs into claims Princess Eugenie is exasperated and pulling back, while Richard Eden says the sisters’ distance may be strategic rather than a full rupture.

Then it gets properly weird: a report claims Charles is personally funding renovations, staff are allegedly mocking Andrew’s television priorities, and there’s even a pest-control subplot after molehills appear on the lawn.

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Calorogus Shark Media that hello and welcome through Palace intrigue

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game your host, Mark Francis. Lest you worry that the

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royal family will all get along someday and we'll have

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nothing to talk about, a new storyline has developed. According

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to a source quoted by The Daily Mail, Princess Anne

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has raised concerns about Andrew's treatment directly with both King

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Charles and the Prince of Wales. The sources said Anne

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has been vocal with both the King and William about

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Andrew's treatment, adding that Prince Edward is backing her to

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some extent that would leave us with Anne and Edward

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being mad Charles is too tough, with the future King

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thinking Charles isn't tough enough, and then add on top

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whatever you want about Harry and Meghan. Good times as

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they say the inside, he claimed, the disagreements are no

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longer confined to quiet conversations. There are several arguments going

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on between Andrew and the King, and between the King

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and the word Why at her family, some of whom

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are convinced the King has treated his brother too harshly,

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they said, While Charles is said to find the situation

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deeply uncomfortable. The Prince of Wales and Queen Camilla are

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reportedly pushing for a tougher line, fueling what has been

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described as growing family angst. At the center of the

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dispute is where Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will ultimately live. Andrew

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is said to favor Wood Farm as a permanent base,

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citing its larger size and its past use as accommodation

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for guests on the Sandringham State. However, that option has

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reportedly been ruled out as inappropriate because of the property's

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recent royal associations, leaving Marsh Farm as the more likely

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and more contentious alternative. We'll talk more about Marsh Farm

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in the second half. In the standard, Alice Cockrell wonders,

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will Andrew do the noble thing and let Princess Eugenie go?

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This is not how fairy tales are meant to go.

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The princess is not meant to grow up and ditch

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her dad, the defruct prince, or perhaps it is in

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some ways. It is remarkable that the rift hasn't come

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sooner as the younger and more assertive the York princesses.

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It is well known in her gang that Eugenie has

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long been exasperated with both of her parents. For as

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long as I can remember, there was a sort of

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eye rolling what have they done now attitude, says one

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of Princess Eugenie's oldest friends. Another family friend says it

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will have been such a wrench but was a long

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time coming. He explains that from a very early age

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it was incullocated into the Two York goals that whatever

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they heard or read in the papers was never ever

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the fault of their parents. In fact, it should always

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be treated as a conspiracy against them. Remarkably, what is

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almost universally agreed upon is quite how nice the two

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princesses are. One especially loyal friend described them as utterly unspoiled.

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This might be pushing it a bit. What is true

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is that although the princesses both of a well documented

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weakness for holidays, parties and freebies, they also have beautiful manners.

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They are chatty, engaging in wizards of remembering names. One

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royal watcher says that when he was staying with a

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friend in the country and pottering around the drawing room,

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he came across a multi page thank you letter from

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Eugenie and was told by his hosts that they've always

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had the best manners of any of the royal cousins.

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B and Eugenie are both deeply disillusioned with their parents,

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but are taking very different approaches these days, says an insider.

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While Beatrice, ever the peacemaker, is taking a softer approach.

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Eugenie has decided to cut tires, but apparently only for

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the time being. However, in The Daily Mail, Richard Eden

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reports that the situation may be more nuanced than recent

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claims suggest. A source has told The Mail on Sunday

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that the breakdown was total, comparing it to the estrangement

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between David and Victoria Beckham and their eldest son, saying

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there is no contact at all. Nothing. It's Brooklyn Beckham level.

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She has completely cut him off. Eden says that after

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spending the week speaking to friends of Princess Beatrice and

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Princess Eugenie, he has been told that the reality is

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not quite so clear cut. While it is true that

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these sisters are making a conscious effort not to be

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seen publicly with their parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson,

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this appears to be a calculated decision rather than a

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permanent rupture. As evidence, Eden notes that Sarah Ferguson was

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seen ducking down in the car as she was traveling

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in to avoid being photographed while attending the christening of

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Beatrice's daughter Athena at the Chapel Royal at Saint James

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Powace last month. One friend told Eden that any suggestion

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of a lasting estrangement is wide of the mark. Andrew's

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main concern is that his daughters are not tainted by

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his difficulties, so he is keeping his distance from them,

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the source said, being huge feel very sorry for their parents.

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They are keeping in touch with them and making sure

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they're okay. Both Andrew and Sarah and want their daughters

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to remain part of the royal family and were happy

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for them to spend Christmas in Norfolk. Beatrice and Eugenie

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have taken a brief break from family pressures, enjoying a

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low key girl's weekend away. The sisters were photographed smiling

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with friends during a countryside retreat. According to Hello. In

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images shared from the trip, Beatris wore a bomber jacket

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with khaki trousers and Wellington boots, while Eugenie opted for

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a Canada goose coat like blue jeans and black boots.

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One of the women on the trip, Fiffy Howden, shared

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a message on Instagram capturing the mood of the weekend

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of writing, what a fun weekend away with this fabulous

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group of women more palace in just a moment. Prince

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Andrew's next chapter on British Soil is shaping up to

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be far from modest, with renovations at his new home

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reportedly being paid for personally by King Charles. According to

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a source quota by The National Inquirer, Charles has been

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incredibly generous and frankly far more patient than most people

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would be in his position. He's paying for this out

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of his own pocket, not Crown funds, because he genuinely

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believes that's a decent thing to do. That generosity, however,

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is reportedly being tested. Sources clap the scale of the

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renovations has gone well beyond basic updates, with costs potentially

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spiring into the millions. The way Andrew is spending, it's

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very possible this could run into the millions by the

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time he's finished or the upgrading. Another inside it claimed

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it's not just making the place livable. He wants everything

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done to the ninth because that's what he's used to

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and in his mind, what he's entitled to. The situation

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has not gone unnoticed within royal circles. According to the

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same source, frustration is growing over what is seen as

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Andrew taking advantage of his older brother's goodwill at a

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time when the monarch is already under intense pressure. What's

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really winding people up is that Andrew is still openly

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talking about eventually moving to the Middle East, So everyone's

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asking why Charles is pouring this kind of money into

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a place he may not even stay in long term,

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the source said. One of these improvements is said to

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be the porn channel on cable. According to Radar Online,

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technicians fitting high speed broadband and satellite television Ron's site

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at Norford property at the same time, removal vans were

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seen leaving Royal Lodge inside a led that Andrew specifically

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asked for an upgraded television package including adult channels, a

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request that has become a source of mockery amongst staff.

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Once so was claimed the priority was sky TV, adding

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that staff felt the demand and reflected how isolated his

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life has become following his withdrawal from royal duties. Another

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insider said the emphasis on television rather than practical or

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security related concerns was deeply embarrassing and indicative of Andrew's

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unchanged expectations of comfort. Andrew will not be allowed to

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keep a cat. According to Hello magazine, That rule applies

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to multiple residents on the Sandry Him estate and is

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understood to date back to the late Queen Elizabeth I.

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The estate is home to significant local wildlife, including pheasants

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and other game. Birds and cats are considered a risk.

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While some may think this is or making a molehill

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out of nothing, there is actually a molehill problem. Command

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to Pass Control, a firm that holds a royal warrant,

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was seen that the Norfolk property after dozens of mole

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hills appeared across the front lawn. The company says it

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specializes in swift and humane removal of pests. Earlier in

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the week, staff were also believed to be dealing with

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a separate issue involving mice at the former farmhouse. Command

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Pest Controller is knowing for dealing with rats, mice, squirrels

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and wasp nests, and notes that cold winter weather often

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drives rodents to seek shelter in buildings with good cable

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