Where Is Andrew Now? 'Disgraced' Royal Seen at Windsor After 'Crouched' Photo Disclosures

In the shadow of Windsor Castle, a man who once embodied the pinnacle of British prestige now cuts a solitary, diminished figure. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was seen on Sunday morning driving through heavy rain, a grey Land Rover Defender his only shield against a stark visual metaphor for the storm of controversy once again engulfing his life. The sighting comes as a fresh wave of disclosures from across the Atlantic threatens to pull the former prince from the sanctuary of his home into the unforgiving light of a formal investigation.

On Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the Department of Justice had released a staggering cache of more than 3.5 million documents related to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Within this digital archive are around 2,000 videos and 180,000 images and emails that have reignited public fury and placed the 65-year-old royal in the crosshairs of victims' advocates and political leaders.

The 'Crouched' Photo Scandal

Perhaps the most damaging revelation from the latest trove is a photograph that has dominated the front pages of Sunday's newspapers. The image appears to show Andrew in a compromising position, crouched on all fours over an unidentified woman who is lying supine on the floor.

In one of the images, he is reportedly touching the fully clothed woman's stomach while looking directly at the camera lens. While the woman remains unnamed, the context of the photo — found within Epstein's personal files — has intensified calls for the former duke to finally break his silence.

The disclosures go beyond just pictures; they show that the two men stayed in touch long after Epstein was found guilty of sex crimes in 2008. There are emails from December 2011 and 2012 that show Epstein and an account called 'The Duke,' which was used by Prince Andrew at the time, were in touch with each other.

Andrew suggested they have dinner at Buckingham Palace in a famous 2010 conversation to make sure they had 'lots of privacy'. This invitation came just a month after Epstein's house arrest ended. These papers go against the story of a distant, accidental friendship and instead show that their relationship lasted even though Epstein was a convicted pedophile.

High Stakes for Andrew as Calls to Testify Grow

The political pressure following these releases has been swift and unrelenting. Keir Starmer has publicly stated that the former duke 'should be prepared' to testify before the US Congress, an unprecedented demand for a member of the king's immediate family. Speaking while in Japan for meetings, Starmer emphasized that the priority must be 'victim-centred' and that anyone with relevant information should be ready to share it.

This sentiment was echoed by Communities Secretary Steve Reed, who noted that Andrew 'clearly has insight into what was going on' and argued that the victims deserve the truth from anyone who may have witnessed Epstein's crimes. Reed also dodged questions on whether the UK would comply with an extradition request, labelling such a scenario; entirely hypothetical; at this stage.

Gloria Allred, a prominent US lawyer representing 27 of Epstein's survivors, has called for a more aggressive legal response. She urged the Metropolitan Police to 'reopen their investigation' and suggested that Andrew should 'volunteer to speak to Congress' to help survivors piece together the events at the various crime scenes associated with Epstein. 'What did he observe when he was there?' Allred questioned, noting that Andrew had stayed at several of Epstein's homes.

For the man himself, the physical world is also shrinking. Having been stripped of his titles by King Charles late last year, Andrew has been ordered to vacate the 30-room Royal Lodge. He is reportedly preparing to relocate to Marsh Farm, a five-bedroom property on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, with his move expected to be completed before his 66th birthday on Feb. 19.

His relocation to a smaller property in Norfolk marks the end of an era of protection and privilege. Though he has vehemently denied any wrongdoing and previously paid millions to settle a civil claim by Virginia Giuffre — a woman he famously claimed never to have met — the weight of three million documents and a 'crouched' photograph may prove too heavy to ignore.

As the rain continues to fall over Windsor, the question is no longer just where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is, but where he will be forced to go next: a new home in Norfolk, or a witness stand in Washington.