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The rapid fall from grace of the now former Prince Andrew, culminating in his humiliating exile by King Charles III to the Sandringham estate, has been no less than stunning.

His titles and honors are in the process of being formally stripped – he will henceforth be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor – and he’s been served notice to surrender his 75-year lease of Royal Lodge, the huge mansion he has lived in for more than two decades.

It is not yet known exactly when Andrew will leave Windsor, west of the British capital London, for the monarch’s retreat in rural Norfolk.

Here’s what we know about the sprawling estate that Andrew will soon call home.

The late Queen’s favorite retreat

Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh pose in the grounds of Sandringham House, Norfolk, in 1982 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne. Ron Bell/PA/AP

Andrew has agreed to move out of the 30-room royal residence he has shared with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson within the grounds of Windsor Great Park and into a new home in Sandringham. The estate was beloved by the late Queen Elizabeth II and is now said to be a favorite escape for Andrew’s elder brother King Charles and Queen Camilla.

Buckingham Palace is keen for Andrew to move to the country estate, roughly 100 miles north of London, as soon as is practical.

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