The news of ex-Prince Andrew moving to Wood Farm has drawn renewed chatter from locals in a place that usually prefers calm. After leaving Royal Lodge in Windsor, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has turned up on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, where he is now staying at Wood Farm — a much smaller home than his 30-room mansion in Windsor. Still, the new home keeps the former duke inside the royal circle, and locals have noticed it right away.
Ex-Prince Andrew moving into Wood Farm has locals questioning if he’s ‘outcast’ — report
GB News reported that locals are not happy with the punishment of the ex-Prince Andrew moving to Wood Farm as a royal family outcast. Besides, he will live there temporarily while work continues at Marsh Farm — a five-bedroom property expected to become his long-term abode once renovations finish around Easter 2026.
A pub owner near the estate told Hello! Magazine that people have different reactions to Andrew’s move around Sandringham. They said, “It’s a 50/50 split,” with some locals being unhappy with “his potential behaviour,” while others believe “he’s innocent until proven guilty.” The pub owner added, “I sit somewhere in the middle.” The source continued, “I think it would be better for him to be brought in [by the police] if he is innocent, as he says.”
Other locals speaking in the report sounded less convinced that this counts as any real fall from grace, including a visitor, Abraham Bruin, who said, “I’m a little bit flabbergasted myself. If he’s an outcast and living on the estate, he’s not an outcast, is he?” Another person remarked, “Really, he’s going back to luxury, isn’t he? He’s being waited on hand and foot.”
Furthermore, this attention has irritated some residents. One local explained, “The press are all down there. The villagers don’t like that. It’s a quiet village,” while others complained Wood Farm sits “too close to the road,” and suggested a spot deeper in the trees would draw less notice.
Even with a smaller house, Sandringham does not read like exile to many in the area, and that debate now follows Andrew to Norfolk.
