Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will not have to leave Royal Lodge immediately and could move to Sandringham as late as the new year, the BBC understands.
On Thursday, King Charles stripped his younger brother of his titles and honours, and moved to force him out of his Windsor mansion. He will be moving to a property on the King’s Norfolk estate, paid for by the monarch.
The dramatic statement came after months of pressure over Andrew’s private life, as his ties to disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein continued to dog the royals. Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing.
Meanwhile, the government has said it had no plans to pass a law to formally remove Andrew from the line of succession.
Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne, the only significant position he still holds – but there have been calls to bring in legislation to stop any chance of him becoming King.
It would take an act of Parliament to formally remove him which would be complex and would need to be agreed with all the Commonwealth realms, including Australia and Canada.
