Prince Andrew’s ‘simpler’ path amid Royal tensions.
Prince Andrew might discover his holidays a bit much less tense if he opts to skip Christmas at Sandringham this yr, as a substitute selecting to spend the festive season together with his shut household at Royal Lodge.
This suggestion comes amid the continuing royal feud between the Duke of York and his brother, King Charles, over Andrew’s dwelling preparations.
King Charles has reportedly tried to evict his youthful brother by slicing his £1 million allowance, which Andrew had been counting on since stepping again from royal duties in 2019.
In accordance with former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond, it is likely to be time for the York household to contemplate internet hosting Christmas at their 30-room residence, Royal Lodge, to keep away from additional pressure.
With the Yorks now together with two sons-in-law and 4 grandchildren, the standard royal vacation gatherings have gotten more and more troublesome to handle — particularly when factoring in Camilla’s facet of the household as effectively.
Andrew, who presently resides in Royal Lodge together with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, has a rising household to contemplate.
Their daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, have three youngsters between them, with Beatrice anticipating her second little one.
Eugenie, who married Jack Brooksbank in 2018, has two sons, August and Ernest.
In the meantime, Beatrice is anticipating a second little one together with her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and the couple already has a daughter, Sienna, born in 2021.
Regardless of the controversies swirling round his royal duties, Bond means that the Duke of York nonetheless holds on to the custom of spending Christmas with the Royal Household, although the complexities of household life might make this yr’s vacation celebrations more difficult than ever.