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• Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has not been invited to the royal family’s annual Christmas gathering at Sandringham.

• The ex-prince will reportedly spend the holidays at Royal Lodge in Windsor.

• Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson were also absent from the festivities in 2024.

As preparations for the British royal family‘s annual Christmas gathering at Sandringham continue apace, one previously invited guest has officially lost his seat at the table: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The ex-prince will not spend the holidays with his extended family, according to Tatler, owing to his ongoing fall from grace.

A separate report in The Daily Mail also noted that Andrew will likely celebrate Christmas at Royal Lodge in Windsor. Though his eviction was previously considered imminent, it now appears that the disgraced royal will not move out until early 2026.

As for what would happen if Andrew showed up unannounced at Sandringham? That would be “suboptimal,” said one source who spoke to the publication.

Last year, of course, Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson were absent from Christmas at Sandringham, though they were in fact invited. At the time, royal insiders who spoke to Express UK explained that King Charles was “adamant about maintaining family unity, particularly during the Christmas season.”

Kate Middleton and Prince William, meanwhile, were not on board with “sharing the love.” The couple reportedly banned Andrew from the future queen’s annual “Together at Christmas” carol service. “Although very much a family affair… there was no space for Uncle Andy,” royal columnist Ephraim Hardcastle noted in The Daily Mail.

Andrew and Fergie were last seen celebrating the holidays at Sandringham in 2022, shortly after his brother Charles ascended the throne. The king’s invitation in 2024 apparently represented a “peace offering,” but relations have since deteriorated beyond repair between the two.

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