Prince Andrew Duke of York

The Duke of York Prince Andrew will no longer have an office at Buckingham Palace or be allowed to use it as a corresponding address as King Charles kicks ...

[Andrew's older brother is said to be shouldering the costs of his security.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/king-charles-to-pay-prince-28780337) [Prince Andrew](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/prince-andrew-duke-of-york) sold his Swiss ski chalet for £19 million after more than a year of complications over 'business debt', according to reports. [royal duties.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-andrews-13-titles-stripped-27039816) [Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/12/19/king-charles-pay-duke-yorks-private-security-refusing-do-prince/) reported. [David Beckham](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/david-beckham) pay for their own security so why shouldn’t Prince Andrew?" Instead private security will take over the disgraced prince’s protection at a cost of around £3 million a year which is believed to be paid for by the monarch, the [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20851886/king-charles-throws-prince-andrew-out/) : “Any presence at the Palace is officially over. [King Charles](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/king-charles-iii) is throwing shamed [Prince Andrew](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/prince-andrew-duke-of-york) out of Buckingham Palace, it has been reported. [Andrew paid millions to settle a US civil case](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-andrews-12m-court-settlement-26244075) brought by his accuser Virginia Giuffre. In an effort to repair what is left of his reputation, Andrew is reportedly recruiting a new communication team and will be expected to foot the bill. [BBC](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bbc) interview with Emily Maitlis, where he was questioned about his friendship with paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. It is unclear what will happen to the staff in his office at the palace.

News comes as Prince Andrew is set to join other senior royals at Sandringham for their first Christmas since the late Queen's passing.

He was said to have been left “bereft” and “tearful” when the King made clear to his younger brother that there will be no route back to any of his former duties. He’s on his own.” He isn’t a working royal. He had inherited the position from his late father, the Duke of Edinburgh, when he retired from public life in 2017. The Duke had maintained his private office at the palace, despite being stripped of his role as a working member of the family. The King has “evicted” the Duke of York from Buckingham Palace in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, according to reports.

The Duke of York, 62, will reportedly no longer be permitted to hold an office inside the building or use it as an address for correspondence.

The King’s actual birthday is November 14. [The Sun](/topic/the-sun): "Any presence at the Palace is officially over. The Duke of York, 62, will no longer be permitted to hold an office inside the building or use it as an address for correspondence.

Andrew was told to no longer use Buckingham Palace as an office space, effectively severing his final tie to his old life as a working royal.

In the meeting, Charles - who was not yet King - said: 'Go off and have a good life, a nice life, but public life as a Royal is at an end... He is still in shock. He always believed there was a way back'. The skeleton staff which had been retained since he stepped down from public duty three years ago now reportedly face being put out of work. 'Any presence at the Palace is officially over,' a source was quoted as saying. He isn't a working royal.

The King is preventing the Duke of York from using Buckingham Palace following a series of scandals involving his former friendship with sex offender ...

The Duke of York is currently living at Royal Lodge in Windsor, which he is likely to keep. [ The Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/9965843/king-charles-throws-prince-andrew-out/): “Any presence at the Palace is officially over. Prior to stepping down from royal duties in late 2019, the Duke had a number of staff working for him in Buckingham Palace, including a private secretary and press officers.