Royal exile Andy Windsor calls in pest control to his new freebie home

Plain old Andy Windsor has called in pest control workers who were spotted at his ‘humble’ new retirement home as he shifts his collection of teddy bears to Marsh Farm house on the Sandringham Estate

The ‘commoner’ formerly known as Prince Andrew has called in a pest removal van to his “humble” new abode.

Shamed Andy, 65, is shifting his collection of teddy bears and getting Sky installed at his Marsh Farm house on his older brother King Charles’ beloved Sandringham Estate.

And now the royal pariah, cast out of his grace-and-favour £30million Royal Lodge mansion, is clearing out unwanted bugs from his new pad.

A white Command Pest Control van was spotted outside Marsh Farm yesterday (MON) in the village of Wolferton where workmen have been busy grafting for Andy’s big move.

It’s not known exactly what the contractors were doing at the pad, but the company deals with removing unwanted rats, mice, squirrels and wasp nests.

One source told us: “It’s ironic one of the biggest royal pests is now running up more costs because of pests. He’s like a cockroach who keeps surviving.”

Mice and rats are said to run rife at Charles’ Sandringham estate as tenants in its properties are barred from keeping cats.

The pussy ban is believed to have been brought in by the late Queen Elizabeth II as she was worried they could prey on the chicks of game birds breeding on the estate.

It states on the Command Pest Control website: “January is a bad time for rats, especially when it is cold and frosty, their numbers reduce dramatically in prolonged spells of cold.

“Therefore they tend to try to enter buildings looking for warmth and can be seen close to properties, sometimes heard in roof voids and cavity walls.

“Sightings are reported as they try to scavenge for a living. Mice will also seek shelter and will survive on poor diets inside properties.”

The company, which has a Royal Warrant and works across the East of England, says it carries out “humane rodent control”.

The Royal family has also struggled to get rid of rats in Buckingham Palace since Queen Victoria’s reign, and even as recently as 2019 Queen Elizabeth II was forced to hire exterminators to get rid of the vermin.

Last year, Charles’ country retreat was the victim of a wasp infestation, leading to a team of bug-sprayers being called out to Sandringham.

Andy’s pest visit comes after the Daily Star revealed a Sky service has already been installed at his new retirement pad. Sky’s “VIP” team were spotted at Marsh Farm where the ex-Prince will soon be holed up.

Andy is set to move into the gaff after finally agreeing to leave Royal Lodge in Windsor amid the ongoing outrage over his friendship with paedophile tycoon Jeffrey Epstein.

Workmen have also been seen installing security lights around the plush pad and building a 6ft fence. Drones were recently banned from flying over the property, which is currently a working farm.

It has emerged Andy lived at the sprawling Royal Lodge with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, 66, after paying a token “peppercorn rent” on the 30-room property.

He gave 12 months’ notice that he would surrender the house last October, and is unlikely to get any compensation for leaving the mansion due to its dilapidated state.

A report from the Crown Estate for MPs on the public spending watchdog said in “all likelihood” Andy will “not be owed any compensation” for his agreement to move. If no repairs had been required on the Lodge, he would have pocketed nearly £500,000.

Buckingham Palace refused to comment when asked why the pest controllers were at Marsh Farm, or provide details on who was footing the bill.

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