Prince Andrew Resumes Horse Riding Amid Ongoing Royal Family Tensions

Prince Andrew, the former Duke of York, has returned to horse riding on the Windsor estate after a reported six‑month break, according to British media. He continues to reside at the Royal Lodge, a large historic property he has occupied since 2003, although the King has urged him to move to smaller royal accommodation and has been reviewing the estate’s funding.

The duke, who stepped back from public duties in 2019 and was stripped of honorary military titles in 2022, says he feels abandoned by his family. Insiders quote him as claiming his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, are “lobbying” for financial support while trying to protect their own families. One source said, “They’re in an impossible position because they don’t want Andrew to feel they’re abandoning him, but they also have to think about their own children, their husbands and the lives they’ve built for themselves.”

The ongoing dispute over his residence, lack of royal grants, and public statements add tension to the British monarchy’s effort to streamline costs and manage the fallout from earlier controversies linked to the Epstein scandal.