Prince Andrew virtually fell off his horse whereas driving close to Windsor Citadel on Monday morning after his black mare appeared to get spooked.
The Duke of York’s peaceable experience rapidly turned wild when his horse grew agitated. The mare thrashed about and reared its head, throwing King Charles’ youthful brother off steadiness as he struggled to carry onto his reins and keep away from a fall.
It took a couple of minutes for the prince to calm the horse and stabilize himself earlier than he may proceed his experience by Windsor Property close to Windsor Citadel, in keeping with Each day Mail.
The tense second was captured in hanging photos obtained by The Put up and confirmed how the dramatic scenario unfolded.
Sadly for the prince, his pony drawback pales compared to one other bumpy experience he finds himself on: his battle together with his brother over funds.
Based on a brand new report from The Sunday Occasions, the “lack of closeness” between Andrew and Charles — stemming from Andrew’s previous friendship with late convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein — “has matured into outright hostility.”
This “new low in relations,” as The Occasions calls it, additionally has every part to do with Charles reportedly slicing Andrew off financially and trying to evict him from his residence, Royal Lodge — a lavish $38 million property replete with a 30-room mansion located on 98 acres throughout the grounds of Windsor Citadel.
As soon as the house to his grandmother, The Queen Mom, he has lived resplendently on the property since 2003 when he signed a 75-year lease from the Crown Property, paying slightly over $300 weekly lease, with the proviso that he maintains the property, per The Occasions.
Although Charles wished Andrew out of Royal Lodge, he supplied him a brand new residence — a much less grand residence that might be extra in keeping with the King’s imaginative and prescient of a “slimmed-down” monarchy. That residence was Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s former UK residence, Frogmore Cottage.
Regardless of Harry and Meghan’s practically $3 million renovation, Andrew deemed the five-bedroom residence too meager for his tastes and refused to maneuver out of Royal Lodge.
In a shock transfer, Andrew secured sufficient cash from an unidentified financier to permit him to remain at Royal Lodge. The King has reportedly been left feeling fed up together with his disgraced brother, and the 2 are “not speaking” amid the monetary mess.
With no signal of a rapprochement on the horizon, Charles and Andrew stay locked in a stalemate. And simply in time for the vacations.