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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s real life behind the media wall

What does Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor really live like? Beyond the rumors, sources and insights

By H. Anjum
Published July 31, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s real life behind the media wall
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s real life behind the media wall

It seems the life the public considers Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be living is not correct.

This revelation, and the idea that Andrew might have more to do in his free time, including in terms of personal freedom than the British people have been led to believe.

Insight into the potential perks he’s enjoying comes straight from the presenter of News24, (formerly known as Sky News Australia), Gabriella Power.

She referenced a comment by the author of Entitled in her admission and said, “Andrew Lownie is basically saying it's a bit of an establishment fudge that Andrew is sort of pretty much got his normal life, albeit not publicly.”

Behind closed doors, they say he can “come and go as he pleases from Sandringham.” Moreover “he still rides his horse around. He's still got his passport. Apparently, he went to France to visit a horse stud. He's got a fair bit of freedom.”

“I'm not that surprised he's still got his passport because although he was arrested on his 66th birthday he's never been charged,” she pointed out a bit later as well, but then followed that up by explaining that, that’s likely because , “In a way, Charles sort of has to keep him on a leash, albeit a longer one, just to see what he's up to because he's still a loose cannon.”

However, “they do have to keep him within close distance,” her statement added. “Publicly he's seen to be ostracised, but really in private he's still there so they can keep an eye on him.”

One more thing in the commentator’s eyes is that “I don't really think Charles wants a lot to do with him, but at the end of the day, it's still his brother. So, better to keep him within sort of distance so we can see what he's up to.”

Near the end is where she dropped her two cents about this bombshell, and to the presenter, it's a “bad bad look” because “Andrew still has to answer, not only for what happened with Virginia Giuffre, I don't think he'll ever really get his comeuppance on that, but also, he was in a very powerful government position and he's been accused of trading information to Jeffrey Epstein.”

Prior to signing off she also warned, “if he's still got this pampered lifestyle in the background, it looks difficult for Charles because on one hand he's got the public who want Andrew to face the music, but at the same time, he's got the establishment, I imagine, who is saying we don't want a trial.”

H. Anjum
H. Anjum is a News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over five years of newsroom experience. She is a media graduate specialising in British royal coverage, reporting on monarchies, traditions, and modern royal life. She also writes on fashion, movies and TV shows with contemporary relevance for a global audience.