Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of King Charles, has moved out of his palatial home, a royal source confirmed on Wednesday, following new damaging revelations about his links to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The former prince, 65, had hoped to stay at Royal Lodge, his Windsor home of decades, for longer, the Sun newspaper said, but he was moved under the cover of darkness on Monday and driven to a cottage in Sandringham, the king's Norfolk estate. A royal source confirmed that he was now resident there, but that he might occasionally return to Windsor in the coming weeks while a transitionary phase was completed. Read More: Prince Andrew gives up title of Duke of York "With the latest batch of Epstein files it was made clear to him that it was time to go," the Sun quoted a friend as saying. "Leaving was so humiliating for him that he chose to do it under the cover of darkness." Charles stripped Andrew of his titles in October and said he would be moved after details emerged of his ongoing relationship with Epstein. The king has also said that his sympathy is with the victims of abuse. New files related to Epstein published by the US Justice Department on Friday included emails suggesting that Andrew maintained regular contact with Epstein for more than two years after he was found guilty of child sex crimes. He has denied wrongdoing in connection with Epstein and had previously denied maintaining ties with the financier after Epstein's 2008 conviction, apart from a 2010 visit to New York to end their relationship. Also Read: Epstein file dump rocks UK royals, politics Andrew, his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and a former UK ambassador to Washington were on Monday thrust back into the eye of the Jeffrey Epstein storm, as shocking emails with the late sex offender rocked political and royal circles. The cache of documents included multiple emails between notable UK figures and Epstein, often revealing warm relations, illicit financial dealings and private photos. The fallout continued on Monday, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesperson saying Peter Mandelson, the UK's former ambassador to the United States, should be stripped of his membership of the House of Lords, Britain's upper chamber of parliament.
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