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As King Charles plans to host the royal family for another Christmas at Sandringham (which the late Queen Elizabeth reportedly loved to do), Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is likely preparing for his last Christmas at Royal Lodge. As part of being stripped of his princely status in November, he will also lose the Windsor home he has inhabited since the early aughts and surrender its lease. But in a strange twist, although he has been left off the guest list for this year's holiday festivities, Andrew is expected to move into Sandringham, which, as Rosemary Counter reports, has a history of housing "royal misbehavers." Read up on the estate's fascinating past.

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MAGGIE COUGHLAN,
SENIOR EDITOR

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