Princess Beatrice’s husband has tried to upgrade Prince Andrew’s home amid its “state of disrepair”, according to royal sources.
Since stepping down as a working royal in 2019, the Duke of York has spent most of his days at Royal Lodge, his home since 2003.
But recent pictures appear to show some of the outhouses in a “state of disrepair”, according to reports, with paint peeling off the walls.
Inside the home, Sarah Ferguson’s collection of novelty teapots can be seen on the shelves during her frequent YouTube videos.
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi has reportedly tried to renovate Prince Andrew’s home
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Meanwhile, Prince Andrew is known for his love of teddy bears, which was documented by former staff members.
Charlotte Briggs, a former Buckingham Palace maid told The Sun it was her responsibility to lay out Prince Andrew’s 72 teddy bears every morning in order of size.
She said: “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. It was so peculiar. After all, he was a grown man who had served in the Falklands. Each had to be carefully positioned.”
Royal Lodge has been Prince Andrew’s home since 2003PAA friend and recent visitor to Royal Lodge has claimed the interiors of the home are quite chaotic.
They told The Times: “Sarah is a collector and Andrew is just as bad.
“He likes to surround himself with stuff, which seems to act like some sort of reassurance in life.
“Beatrice’s husband [who is chief executive of a property and interior design company] has tried to yank it into something much more manageable.”
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Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi live in St James’s Palace
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Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is the founder and chief executive of Banda Property, a luxurious company based in central London.
His property website reads: “Combining contemporaneity with timeless elegance, Banda interiors might seem like the finishing touch, when really they are just the beginning.”
One of Edoardo’s properties is a 10,000 sq ft house in Belgravia, with an asking price of £42million.
Banda Property promotes these areas as the best in London, writing: “Here, life is about contentment in everyday rituals as much as the dazzling novelty of different experiences.”