Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaves visitor stunned with 30-minute ‘lecture’

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was ordered to leave Royal Lodge and move into a smaller home after being stripped of his royal titles by King Charles

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor gave one of his final Royal Lodge visitors a bizarre lecture, a new book has claimed(Image: Getty)

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor left his final guest at Royal Lodge “stunned” after subjecting them to a 30-minute “lecture”. This followed King Charles’s order for Andrew to vacate the 30-room Royal Lodge, which he had called home since 2003.

The former Duke of York is now residing at the five-bedroom Marsh Farm on the king’s privately-owned Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. Andrew is reported to have finally settled into his new residence following a visit from “henchman” Prince Edward.

His relocation comes amid continued scrutiny over his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and the US Department of Justice’s release of the so-called Epstein Files. Andrew, however, has denied any wrongdoing in relation to the friendship.

Now a new book from royal author Robert Hardman, entitled Elizabeth II: In Private. In Public. The Inside Story, has shed fresh light on Andrew’s final days at Royal Lodge. Hardman claims that Andrew, who was stripped of his royal titles in October, told one of his last visitors to the mansion that his Duke of York title was “an avatar”.

He went on to say he could now discover “the real me,” Hardman claimed. Hardman also reveals that Andrew subjected a visitor at Royal Lodge to a rather peculiar lecture.

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Andrew was ordered to leave Royal Lodge(Image: Getty)

He writes: “Another visitor was treated to a half-hour lecture from him on how to make the perfect cup of tea.” Elsewhere, Hardman claims that Prince William sent his uncle a message of condolence after he had been stripped of his royal titles. Andrew was reportedly “very touched” that William was “one of the few people” who reached out to him, reports the Express.

It has previously been reported that the Prince of Wales favoured his father and grandmother taking a tougher line on Andrew. The former prince had initially stepped back from life as a working royal following a now-infamous Newsnight interview.

In his book William & Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story, the Daily Mirror’s Royal Editor, Russell Myers wrote: “The interview was a disaster, not only for Andrew, whose reputation was in tatters, but for the monarchy at large.

“Suddenly, the palace was engaged in a full-scale firefight, with deepening questions over its relevance in a modern world, even its survival.

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Andrew has moved into Marsh Farm(Image: Getty)

“In the aftermath, William spoke to his father to implore him and the Queen to take immediate action, fearing not only the public backlash but for his own future.

“A source said: ‘Once you understand the fact that everything that happens in the here and now, affects everything in the future, William’s future, it is very easy to put yourself in his shoes.

“He never much liked his uncle and wanted him out of the picture immediately before the rot further set in.

“‘William’s view was that he [Andrew] got himself into the whole mess, so he should be left to his own devices to sort it out away from the family.’”