Overview
- Official records published by the Public Accounts Committee show he served the minimum 12 months’ notice on October 30, allowing him to remain at Royal Lodge until October 2026.
- Reports say the Sandringham property identified for him, Marsh Farm, needs around six months of refurbishment, and he has declined a temporary alternative.
- Sources indicate the King has limited options to accelerate the move because tenancy terms and the lack of interim housing agreement constrain enforcement.
- He spent Christmas at Royal Lodge, while Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie joined the wider Royal Family at Sandringham.
- He was photographed driving a new Land Rover Defender near Royal Lodge, which outlets report is on loan under the Royal Family’s Jaguar Land Rover fleet arrangement.