Less than a week ago, the Telegraph got a big exclusive about Prince Harry’s Home Office risk assessment and RAVEC’s attempt to wiggle their way out of providing ad hoc police protection to the Sussex family when they visit the UK. Unnamed sources wept into their stolen diamonds about the “cost” of providing police protection to such “unpopular” rogue royals, and those sources also attempted a really obvious sleight of hand about the “political risk” of giving the Sussexes protection. Keep that in mind when you think about how Prince Andrew’s royal protection officers had to pick him up from the police station twelve hours after he’d been arrested for passing along classified material in exchange for receiving sex-trafficked girls and women from Jeffrey Epstein. Not only that, but Andrew’s royal protection officers are making long-term plans to guard him within the Sandringham estate. This week, several trailers were spotted near Marsh Farm, which is where Andrew will eventually live. Everyone agrees that the trailers are for Andrew’s royal protection officers.
Prince Andrew has installed a large white mobile housing unit at his future home in internal exile on the Sandringham estate. The structure, delivered by lorry and positioned behind Marsh Farm in Wolferton, Norfolk, is reportedly intended to provide housing for his round-the-clock security team.
It is unclear why the five-bedroom farmhouse cannot be used when it clearly has the capacity to house a full complement of protection officers. The unit has been placed within a former stable block, apparently to keep it out of sight.
Removal vans were seen arriving earlier this week carrying books, paintings and other belongings, many still labelled with the identity of a man that no longer officially exists: “HRH office,” “HRH sitting room,” “HRH meeting room.” Abdrew has been legally stripped of his HRH title.
Workers have been fitting blinds and reinforcing the site with new security infrastructure, including a six-foot perimeter fence, CCTV and an extended no-fly zone. He is expected to relocate there from a temporary home of Wood Farm in April.
The move comes weeks after Andrew was arrested and released under investigation on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He left Aylsham police station on February 19 and subsequent searches were carried out at one of his former homes. Over the weekend, he was seen walking his dog near Marsh Farm, the first time he has been photographed since the arrest.
Former staffers have long painted a picture of Andrew as difficult to work for, telling The Royalist he is demanding, rude and arrogant.
The mobile unit may be a practical fix to a logistical problem, but the steps being taken to ensure Andrew is protected will likely annoy Prince Harry who is fighting to get security back. Charles has said he will pay for Andrew’s security privately, but Harry has been told he cannot pay for security. Huh? A decision on Harry’s security is expected soon, with politicians said to be unwilling to grant the King’s son the protection he seeks.
The thing is, I don’t even believe that King Charles pays for Andrew’s security privately. I think that was all smoke and mirrors, because Andrew just has the same level of royal protection as always and I feel certain that if there was some big change (like Charles hiring private security, or Charles paying out of pocket), we would have heard about it in the past year. As in, it would have been factored into the “separation agreement” Charles and Andrew worked out last fall, where Andrew “gave up” his royal titles but not really. The deal struck between the brothers didn’t include any security clause. You know why? Because Charles never pulled Andrew’s security and Andrew’s security will never be pulled in the future. Once again, the institution is making a huge fuss over every little thing Harry does or wants, all while the same institution coddles, enables and protects a human-trafficking predator who sold national secrets.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, cover courtesy of The Sun.
