Andrew’s most shocking demands during house move - teddy bears and royal artwork
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will be moving to Marsh Farm (Image: Getty Images)Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is set to move into Marsh Farm soon, with renovations nearly complete. Andrew has been living in Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate ever since his eviction from Royal Lodge. He has been waiting for renovations to be carried out at his future property, including the installation of a tall security fence, landscaping, new carpets and a Sky TV dish.Vehicles from Gander & White, which specialises in transporting fine art and has a royal warrant, have also been spotted outside of the property. His exact move-in date is unknown, but Andrew is said to have not been satisfied with the small five-bedroom property, much smaller than his 30-bedroom Royal Lodge.A large fence has been erected around Marsh Farm (Image: Getty Images)Andrew appears to be keeping some items from the Royal Family's private collection which were at Royal Lodge.In the property, there were pieces bought by the former prince's grandmother, the Queen Mother, who lived at Royal Lodge before him.However, other pieces were held by the Royal Collection Trust, which manages the Royal Collection - a selection of artefacts and paintings curated by monarchs throughout the centuries.Pieces from the Royal Collection Trust are spread across royal exhibitions, as well as being used to furnish royal residences.According to the Times, these pieces in Royal Lodge were to be returned to the Trust after Andrew was stripped of his titles.Pieces understood to have adorned the walls of his previous home included a 19th century oil painting called Eugenie, Empress of the French and wife of Napoleon III, by Charles Édouard Boutibonne.Nevertheless, it seems Andrew made the decision to transport plenty of artwork to Marsh Farm with him.It won't come as a huge surprise to those who know Andrew, who has been described as having an extraordinary level of entitlement, reports The Mirror.Over the years, there have been countless stories about the disgraced royal's behaviour behind closed doors, with anecdotes about his alleged rudeness and his acute lack of self-awareness.Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles (Image: Getty Images)Andrew is said to have been appalled that “poky” Marsh Farm only has five bedrooms; in contrast, Royal Lodge has seven bedrooms within the main 30-room mansion.“He really didn't want Marsh Farm,” an insider told the Mail. “He won't have lived anywhere that small since he left his apartment at Buckingham Palace.”Andrew's most prized possessions had already been packed up ahead of the move - his famously extensive teddy bear collection.According to Charlotte Briggs, a former staff member, the disgraced royal had 72 in total, which had to be lined up in size order, and arranged precisely on his bed.She told the Sun: “As soon as I got the job, I was told about the teddies, and it was drilled into me how he wanted them. I even had a day's training. Everything had to be just right. It was so peculiar.”The stuffed animals have now been safely stowed away - bar one. Andrew is said to have retained a cuddly monkey.The remainder are believed to have been stored in a south London warehouse, where the majority of his possessions are being housed, protected by 24-hour guards.In Andrew Lownie's book, Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, in which he revealed that royal staff were instructed to bow for Andrew anytime he entered a room.When anyone forgot, he would allegedly say, “Let's try that again,” before leaving the room only to walk back in.According to Lownie, Andrew's attitude was that his staff were “there to serve and not to question his actions”.He is alleged to have made bizarre requests of royal employees, and would reportedly 'scream and shout' if they were not followed through.
