Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has finally made the move from Royal Lodge in Windsor to the Sandringham estate at the request of King Charles. Having had his royal titles and honours removed by the monarch in November after his renewed links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew, 65, moved to Norfolk on 3 February, and is currently living at Wood Farm while his permanent home undergoes renovations.
It is at Sandringham where the former Duke of York will be reminded of a childhood tradition with his late mother, Queen Elizabeth. Darren McGrady, a former royal chef, previously gave HELLO! a rundown of the late queen’s diet.
While reminiscing about how royal chefs would go about compiling a menu for Queen Elizabeth, Darren told us: “The chefs would pick the menus, and she would put a line through the ones she didn’t want. Sometimes she’d put a line through it all and put something different – like if she was having dinner with Andrew [Mountbatten-Windsor], his favourite was Crème Brulee with Sandringham oranges.”
© GettyWhat Darren seems to refer to is a crop of dessert apples with an orange flush colour by the name ‘Sandringham oranges’ that were grown on the estate. They are similar to a Cox’s Orange Pippin apple.
The late Queen’s rule at Sandringham
During Andrew’s childhood, the Queen would often take her brood (which also includes Princess Anne and Prince Edward) for country breaks to Sandringham.
© GettyFormer royal chef Darren McGrady, wrote about his time working for the British royal family in his book, Eating Royally: Recipes and Remembrances from a Palace Kitchen, and it was here that he documented the late Queen’s rule where her beloved corgis were concerned, at the royal residence Andrew now calls home.
“The dining room was right next to the kitchen, and we knew when the Queen was coming through for lunch because the door was always open and the dogs would be herded into the kitchen,” Darren penned.
© Lucia Graphus / Alamy Live News“I could feel as many as twelve in the royal dining room and six in the staff room, all the while navigating around the dogs, which were jumping for tidbits,” the chef continued. “You couldn’t push the dogs away, for the Queen would hear them yelp in the next room and know what was going on.”
Andrew’s move to Marsh Farm
More recently, Andrew has been spotted at his soon-to-be permanent lodgings. Last week, a source revealed to HELLO! that the former prince was spotted inside Marsh Farm, and he appeared to be visiting from his temporary home, nearby Wood Farm, to check on the progress. It is currently a five-bedroom red brick building featuring a kitchen and two reception rooms.
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