PRINCE Andrew and Sarah Ferguson have been spotted driving in Windsor as the royal faces losing his security.
The Duke of York, 61, and his ex-wife were seen driving from Royal Lodge today amid a tense few weeks for Andrew with Virginia Giuffre’s sex assault case looming over him.
The Duke of York – who has now lost his royal and military titles – is fighting a sex abuse case filed by Virginia Roberts Giuffre after a New York judge ruled it would go ahead.
She alleges she was forced to have sex with Andrew three times when she was 17 – claims the 61-year-old has always strongly denied.
Andrew will now have to face his trial as an “Âordinary citizen.”
And in the wake of the sex assault lawsuit, Prince Andrew could lose his 24-hour armed security and bodyguard, as he’s “not a working royal.”
Andrew was set to lose all three protection officers in June 2020 following a Home Office cost-cutting review – but clung onto them after the Queen intervened.
His minders are each thought to cost £100,000 a year in wages, flights, perks and hotels.
Her Majesty’s third child has been barred from using ‘His Royal Highness’ in any official capacity, and his military titles were revoked in the sensational decision.
Prince William was reportedly a key figure in the judgement to remove Andrew’s titles – and helped his grandmother realise his position was “grave”.
This comes after HOAR revealed that the Duke of York even slept with teddies and stuffed toys during his marriage.
Andrew covered the bed he shared with Sarah Ferguson at Buckingham Palace with bears.
The couple lived together in private apartments after their wedding in 1986.
Sarah, 62, and Andrew had daughters, princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, with them left with giant teddies, but later split up.
The Prince issued strict demands on his cuddly collectables at bedtime as a single man following their divorce in 1996.
Sarah later moved into Andrew’s 31-room Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor Great Park.
