Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson have reportedly left the Palace on high alert as they are rumoured to be considering selling royal valuables. The former Duke and Duchess of York, who lost their royal titles last year as a result of various scandals, are reportedly considering selling valuable objects linked to Queen Elizabeth II and other royals.
This is believed to be ahead of their Royal Lodge eviction, with the divorced pair set to leave the 30-room Windsor mansion this year. Among the items that are feared could be put up for auction are private letters and jewellery.
It is believed that the Palace has legal experts monitoring the situation and will determine whether some of the items at Royal Lodge belong to the Crown or are personal items of Andrew and Sarah.
As reported by The News, a source told Radar Online that the objects Andrew and Sarah have that are connected to the late Queen carry historical and emotional significance.
The source said: “The appearance of even a single item would trigger immediate and widespread fallout. But Andrew and Sarah seem intent on turning the Lodge into some sort of pawn shop source by collecting together goods they think they can auction off to the highest bidder.
"If they go ahead with this, their departure from royal life may end in the most volatile way yet."
Another source has said that the worst-case scenario is if private letters, recordings and jewels are sold publicly.
They said: "Senior royals always expected the break with Andrew to be difficult, but not on this scale. The prospect of private letters, recordings and jewels becoming public is viewed as a worst-case scenario."
The comments come after the length of time Andrew is taking to vacate Royal Lodge has been criticised.
A source told The Mail on Sunday: "A lorry has been and gone under the cover of darkness. Andrew is going to a shoebox-sized house, compared to Royal Lodge, so a lot of the things that were taken are going into a storage unit.
"The clutter at Royal Lodge is turning what should be a straightforward move into a months-long, room-by-room excavation.
"It's all going to be painfully slow, especially with refurbishment work to complete at the other end. These aren't the kind of belongings you can sweep into a skip. Even if Andrew wanted to move tomorrow, he couldn't."
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson have been approached for comment by The Express.
