King Charles III has reportedly told Prince Andrew that he can no longer make use of his suite of rooms at Buckingham Palace.
The duke's belongings have reportedly been moved out of the rooms while the palace undergoes a massive £369m renovation, but there is speculation they will not be returned.
The Sun reports that Andrew was told there is "no place" for him at the palace and that he will need to move somewhere else if he is keen to stay in London.
A source told the newspaper: “The King has made it clear that Buckingham Palace is no place for Prince Andrew.
“First his office closed last year and now his sleeping quarters. Andrew loved having a suite at Buckingham Palace where he was not only set up for marital life with Sarah Ferguson but used it as a bachelor’s pad after his divorce.”
The duke lost his entitlement to taxpayer-funded armed protection last year after he was stripped of his military titles and royal patronages. He is also no longer allowed to use the title His Royal Highness (HRH) in any official capacity.
Sources close to Andrew told The Independent this week that he is "becoming a recluse" since he is "on his own" Royal Lodge in Windsor. Other friends have said that he risks journeying down a "lonely path of more legal" if he moves forward with a prospective legal challenge to the settlement agreed with Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was underage.
On Wednesday evening, the duke told friends that a soon-to-be revealed "mystery development" would restore his shattered public reputation "in the next few months". No specific details of the development have been revealed.
A source told the Daily Mail: "He says that details are about to be made public which will change people's perceptions of him. He says that it will happen next month."
The comments came on the same day that Ms Guiffre announced she had signed a book deal that has been 12 years in the making. It is set to detail her alleged meetings with the Andrew, who she claims she was trafficked to by his friends Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
A publishing insider told The Mirror that plans have been drawn up to “maximise” Giuffre’s books release to coincide with the crowning of Andrew's brother, King Charles III. The insider said: “Book releases are all about timing, and while there is speculation about whether Andrew will be seen at Westminister Abbey or on the Buckingham Palace balcony, what is certain is he will be seen on every bookshelf around the world.
“For the money the publisher has spent signing Virginia, they want to maximise their return. There will be no bigger occasion for her book than the crowning of the king.”
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