Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been seen examining horses near his Norfolk residence, despite reports of a ‘riding ban’ following his arrest last month.

The former Duke of York was allegedly advised to give up horse riding, a beloved hobby, amid concerns from aides that it might not be appropriate for him to be seen enjoying leisure activities while under investigation for public misconduct.

Nevertheless, this supposed restriction has not deterred the embattled royal from engaging with the equestrian pastime. He was observed near his home on King Charles’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk yesterday, taking a keen interest in the horses.

Accompanied by his security guard, Andrew was seen near Wood Farm, where he currently resides, inspecting the animals. He appeared to be enjoying the pleasant spring weather, gesturing toward the horses during his walk through the fields.

He was spotted pointing at the horses as he made the most of the spring weather while taking a stroll around some fields yesterday afternoon. 

Andrew is currently under police investigation for allegedly leaking secrets to paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein during his time in public office. 

Yesterday, reports claimed the FBI investigated the former Duke over claims he sought young girls for sex during a taxpayer-funded royal tour. Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing.  

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor inspects horses near his home in Norfolk yesterday 

Andrew looks at the horses after it was reported he received a ‘riding ban’ by concerned aides following his arrest last month 

Andrew inspects the animals with his security guard near Wood Farm, where he is currently staying

Next month, Andrew, 66, will move into Marsh Lodge, a five-bedroom bolthole shielded from public view by a 6ft fence. 

He had a second-hand static caravan delivered to his current home a few days ago, which has been propped up on bricks in his back garden, bearing signs of moss.

The caravan – a £26,000 Willerby Meridian Lodge – was paid for using money his brother, King Charles, gave him for ‘living expenses’ and it will house his security detail as there is not enough space in his main Norfolk home. 

The standard model is a two-bedroom unit that is also decidedly no-frills on the inside. With brown or grey carpets, vinyl flooring, and faux-wood countertops throughout, it also features a compact kitchen with a metal sink and a small, grey-painted living area.

One source said: ‘Andrew uses it himself, would you believe, and what’s more shocking is, he likes it. He really is a changed man; he’s enjoyed sitting in the caravan. It’s novel for him.’

Another added: ‘People thought the caravan was for his staff, but he doesn’t really have any. The staff who work elsewhere at Sandringham already help out, but many are reluctant to live in.’

Andrew on horseback on the grounds of Windsor Castle earlier this year

A mobile home at Marsh Farm on the Sandringham Estate. It was delivered to Andrew’s Norfolk home by a lorry and has been placed in his garden

Sources said the caravan has been handy for Andrew to use during site visits to Marsh Farm, which is still being extensively renovated in preparation for his arrival.

He is currently living a mile and a half away at Wood Farm, the bolthole of his late father, Prince Philip. 

Insiders said he is reluctant to leave until Marsh Farm is up to his ‘standards’, to the exasperation of Charles who would like Wood Farm back for ‘overspill’ accommodation for Sandringham guests.

The source added: ‘Marsh Farm has needed rewiring and plastering and there was even talk of asbestos – it’s not in a fit state for him yet. Meanwhile, Andrew wants the best of everything and the process is painfully slow.

‘But he needs to be out soon, and the King would have no qualms about pushing him out of Wood Farm if it was needed for overspill. Andrew might end up sleeping in that caravan if he’s not careful.’

Before moving to Sandringham a few weeks ago, Andrew was regularly seen horse rising around Windsor. 

Charles finally kicked his brother out of Royal Lodge hours after he was seen smiling and waving at the public amid continued outrage over his links to Epstein.

Andrew was seen cheerily greeting members of the public as he rode his horse near Royal Lodge on January 31 and was then seen waving while at the wheel of his Range Rover two days later.

Insiders suggested the photographs may have been the ‘final straw’ in what has been a turbulent few months for the shamed former royal.

Karla Faye Tucker, a convicted murderer who found religion while incarcerated, became a controversial figure known for her brutal crime—a double murder committed with a pickax. However, former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong believes Tucker’s fate was determined long before the crime took place.

Candice DeLong, who now hosts the true-crime podcast “Killer Psyche,” delves into infamous criminal cases, examining the psychological motives behind them. Her recent focus on “The Death Row Convert” highlights Tucker’s transformation to Christianity and the national debate it sparked.

DeLong identified a particularly unsettling aspect of Tucker’s case, which culminated in her execution in 1998 at the age of 38, that left a lasting impression on her.

Texas death row inmate Karla Faye Tucker, captured during a December 12, 1997 interview, is the central figure of Candice DeLong’s podcast episode on “Killer Psyche.”

“Karla’s fate was sealed as soon as her actions became public,” DeLong remarked to Fox News Digital. “The most shocking revelation was her admission of experiencing an orgasm during the murder, something she openly disclosed, which only exacerbated her circumstances.”

“It raises the thought of, ‘If she could do that once, could she do it again?’” DeLong said. “‘What if she got out?’ I’m not saying she deserved the death penalty or not. It would have been fine with me for her to spend the rest of her life in prison. But we, as members of society, when we are so repulsed by what someone not only did but then brags about it, we just want it gone. We want them gone. We want the memory gone. And how do you do that? The ‘Death Chamber.’”

This photo released by the Texas Department of Corrections shows the gurney known as the “Death Chamber.” (Texas Department of Corrections/AFP via Getty Images)

Tucker, a Houston, Texas, native, was convicted of her role in the 1983 murders of Jerry Lynn Dean, 27, and Deborah Thornton, 32. Tucker and her then-boyfriend, Daniel Ryan Garrett, broke into Dean’s apartment intending to steal motorcycle parts.

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Dean had reportedly angered Tucker over a dispute involving a motorcycle. During the burglary, both Dean and Thornton, who had met earlier that evening, were killed. Tucker later admitted to participating in both killings.

According to early reporting cited by the BBC, Tucker told police she experienced sexual arousal during the attack — statements she later appeared to distance herself from.

Karla Faye Tucker was arrested on June 15, 1983. (Carter Smith/Sygma via Getty Images)

“Karla was high on drugs during the crime,” said DeLong. “Karla was high on drugs for years before the crime.”

Retired FBI agent Candice DeLong is the host of “Killer Psyche.” (Audible Original)

“Karla Faye Tucker had a pretty sad and horrible childhood,” DeLong explained. “Her family broke up, and her mother became a sex worker. Now she’s got three young girls at home, teenage girls at home. And the mother’s doing drugs. Karla Faye starts using drugs at a very young age.

“The effects of drugs on an undeveloped brain have been studied by neuroscientists. They’re pretty much in agreement that a human child’s brain is not fully developed until they’re in their mid-20s. Alcohol, even marijuana, even light marijuana use, can have a deleterious effect on the development of a young brain. And I think that’s what happened to Karla Faye.”

The pickax used by Karla Faye Tucker. (Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

“There was a lot of neglect,” DeLong continued. “When mom was around, she partied with her daughter. One of the things that we know can happen — drugs, alcohol and marijuana in an undeveloped brain — can create a psychological situation where, when that child or adolescent is an adult, they may have a violent streak, violence toward others and frequently suicidal behavior. We see that as well.”

According to Candice DeLong, she was recruited by the FBI while serving as Head Nurse at the Institute of Psychiatry in Chicago-Northwestern University Hospital. (Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Wondery)

DeLong admitted that she was disturbed by discovering Tucker’s tumultuous upbringing.

“I remember saying to my writers, ‘How was a kid supposed to grow up normal when the mother is buying, providing and sharing her drugs that she gets from money through sex with strangers? How is a kid — a girl, a teenage girl — supposed to deal with that and come out OK on the other side, meaning the other side of childhood?”

Daniel Ryan Garrett was arrested on June 15, 1983, the same day as Karla Faye Tucker. (F. Carter Smith/Sygma via Getty Images)

“Now we’re into adulthood,” DeLong continued. “Karla never stood a chance, a chance of having a normal life, in my opinion. She didn’t get what she needed, and she got a lot of bad stuff from someone who was supposed to take care of her.”

For 20 years, Candice DeLong was on the front lines of some of the FBI’s most high-profile cases, including the Chicago Tylenol Murders. (Mollie Corbett)

Some experts have cautioned that while childhood trauma is a common factor in violent offenders, it does not directly lead to criminal behavior in every case.

Tucker’s defense attorney argued she was intoxicated during the crime, but she was found guilty of capital murder.

Karla Faye Tucker is seen here in December 1997. She was executed Feb. 3, 1998. (Bob Daemmrich/ALAMY)

After arriving at the Texas State Penitentiary in 1984, Tucker later identified herself as a born-again Christian. In death row interviews, she appeared soft-spoken as she pleaded for mercy.

Condemned killer Karla Faye Tucker reads her Bible in the visiting room of the Mountainview Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections in Gatesville, Texas, just before Christmas 1997.  (Bob Daemmrich/ALAMY)

DeLong admitted she has doubts.

“She found God, she found Jesus, so the thought among her supporters was ‘spare her,’” DeLong said. “The thing about finding God, though — I don’t think so. A lot of prisoners find God and become religious in prison, yes, but not as soon as the handcuffs go on. So it does make me question.”

Jennifer Jason Leigh is seen here as Karla Faye Tucker in a CBS made-for-television movie that aired on March 3, 2002. (CBS via Getty Images)

“Most of the killers that we present on ‘Killer Psyche,’ many of them kill more than once,” she reflected. “We go into the psyche of the killer. We go way back to the day they were born, if we can get that information. And more often than not, there’s a very bad upbringing. Violence is inflicted on them. You can draw a line and say, ‘This childhood resulted in this person becoming a killer. It’s right there for everyone to see.’”

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“Regarding Karla, there’s no reason to believe, based on what she did, that there was any place in society that could be safe from her other than a jail cell or a prison cell,” DeLong continued. “If I had to roll the dice, I’d say if she had not been convicted and was released, or if she escaped, she would’ve been involved in sex, drugs and violence very quickly.”

Employees enter the Huntsville Unit, the prison that houses the chamber where inmates are put to death in Texas and where convicted killer Karla Faye Tucker was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection. (Paul K. Buck/AFP via Getty Images)

However, many supporters, including religious leaders and public figures, argued Tucker’s conversion was genuine, citing her behavior in prison as evidence of rehabilitation. The case also drew significant support for clemency, with advocates arguing she had been rehabilitated and no longer posed a threat.

DeLong addressed Tucker’s conversion on her podcast.

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Karla Faye Tucker, seen here being interviewed, has been portrayed by publications abroad as “the sultan of serial killers,” “sweet woman of God” and “the feminist martyr on death row.” (Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

“Prison is exactly where she belonged for obvious reasons,” she said on the podcast. “Karla needed to be contained, monitored, regimented, and above all, drug-free. Finding God helped her reconstruct her identity and separate her new self from her old murderous self. It helped her find stability after a life filled with instability and chaos.

“… There could be many reasons why Karla found God in prison. Many people do. We come across many killers who make the same claims. But with Karla, she eventually had masses of people across the country rooting for her.”

Bianca Jagger is seen talking to the media and execution opponents during a rally in Austin to abolish Texas’ death penalty and plead for the life of Karla Faye Tucker on Jan. 17, 1998. (Houston Chronicle/Getty Images)

“But as I see it, Karla Faye Tucker was everybody’s worst nightmare,” she continued. “She was a hedonist who lived a life of drugs, sex, rock ‘n’ roll and, above all, violence. 

Corey Wentworth of Austin attends a rally on the steps of the state Capitol to abolish Texas’ death penalty and plead for the life of Karla Faye Tucker.  (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

“She was a woman who sexually enjoyed killing another person, and she was proud of it. Juries are afraid of people like Karla. They not only want them contained, but they want them gone forever from the face of this earth and from our collective consciousness.”

Tucker’s case drew appeals from numerous religious groups. That didn’t stop her execution. Garrett, who was also sentenced to death, died in prison in 1993 from complications related to hepatitis.

Ronald Carlson, brother of victim Deborah Thornton, believed Karla Faye Tucker’s life should have been spared. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Tucker was the first woman executed in Texas since the Civil War. Her case remains central to debates over capital punishment and rehabilitation.

In a surprising twist of royal interactions, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor reportedly approached Sir Timothy Laurence with unusual urgency to discuss his alleged ties to a purported Chinese spy, according to insights from a body language expert and a lip reader.

During the Royal Family’s gathering outside St George’s Chapel for the Easter Sunday Service in April 2025, observers were captivated by an unexpected exchange between Andrew and Sir Tim, the husband of Princess Anne.

Body language specialist Judi James described Andrew as exuding a blend of defiance and arrogance, likening his approach to a “heat-seeking missile” as he hurriedly initiated a conversation with the seemingly cornered Vice Admiral Sir Tim, who is 71.

Nicola Hickling, a lip reader, noted that the 66-year-old former Duke of York approached the retired naval officer with a pressing inquiry: “Are you aware what happened two days ago?”

Andrew then reportedly gestured over his shoulder with his thumb, implying that someone had attempted to tarnish his reputation, saying, “Tried to blacken me.”

The event would be Andrew’s final public Easter celebration with members of the Firm. Just six months later, he was stripped of his royal titles amid the ongoing scandal surrounding his controversial ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Yet at that time, Andrew was already embroiled in another rather notable scandal – following the release of documents in December 2024 which revealed the royal’s close bond with alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo.

And video footage captured at the royal Easter celebrations certainly seemed to show Andrew struggling with the mounting crisis – as he rested his chin in his hand and appeared either ‘reflective or frustrated’, Ms Hickling noted.

It was at this moment, she claimed, that Sir Tim turned to his brother-in-law and told him clearly: ‘Andrew, you need to calm down.’

According to body language expert Judi James , a ‘defiant and arrogant’ Andrew looked synonymous with ‘a heat-seeking missile’ as he quickly sought to make conversation with a ‘trapped’ Vice Admiral Sir Tim, 71

Lip reader Nicola Hickling claimed that Sir Tim turned to his brother-in-law and told him clearly: ‘Andrew, you need to calm down’

Yet Andrew appeared uninterested in acknowledging such demands and instead shook his head. In response, he said: ‘No, he won’t get away with it. We haven’t spoke in quite a while. 

‘Perhaps I should ask him…’

For a brief moment, the former prince is partially obscured from the camera, before Sir Tim allegedly said: ‘Yes, yes.’

Andrew then continued: ‘And so, erm… was it yesterday? It was definitely yesterday… it’s rather difficult to know. I don’t even know why it was done.’

‘Yes, yes,’ added Sir Tim once again, before Andrew said: ‘I am bemused, and I think it will reveal itself, and then what.’

‘Anne is going to speak to you in a moment,’ Sir Tim allegedly told Andrew, marking an abrupt end to their conversation.

According to Ms James, prior to their words of exchange, Sir Tim was in ‘isolated mode’ as he stood ‘with his hands clasped behind his back in a ritual of best behaviour, silently scanning the group with a polite smile’.

She added that in contrast, ‘Andrew emerges and immediately alienates himself visually with his jacket flying open as though at a casual event, folding his arms across his body in a non-regal gesture.’

Analysing Andrew’s ‘defiant and arrogant’ body language, Ms James explained that the former prince eventually ‘finds his gap at the centre of the group and in full inelegant mode, with the stomach of his shirt protruding below his folded arms,  engages Tim in active and animated conversation’.

‘With a non-royal thumb jerk in the direction of the church, Andrew turns to cut Tim off in a pose of exclusive conversation. His gestures are casual and animated, with a chin rub, inelegant leg splay and some frowning and pointing,’ she added.

In April 2025, Andrew was already embroiled in another rather notable scandal – following the release of documents in December 2024 which revealed the royal’s close bond with alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo (pictured together)

According to the Daily Mail’s Editor-At-Large Richard Kay, Anne is understood to still be in contact with Andrew and remains concerned for his welfare, yet still shares the family view that the King was right to banish Andrew and strip him of his royal titles

‘Tim is clearly trapped but we can see Jack nearly get sucked into this social vortex before backing away.’

While Sir Tim ‘avoids any active participation or collusion signals’ and fails to return any of Andrew’s ‘intense eye contact’, Ms James noted a degree of ‘inner distress or awkwardness visible from his self-comfort rituals’.

She explained: ‘He pats his left pocket in a pointless gesture that only suggests some level of brewing anxiety and even ends up trying to push his hand awkwardly into the pocket, suggesting a desire to hide.

‘He even points at the clergy in what looks like an act of distraction, as though he is trying to deflect Andrew’s attention away from himself and urge him forward to bid his farewell to the priest.’

Andrew and Sir Tim’s striking conversation comes as the former prince has been under intense public scrutiny following his arrest on his 66th birthday, February 19, on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

His arrest came over claims that the former prince had shared sensitive information with Epstein when he was the UK’s trade envoy – but Andrew has not been arrested in relation to any sex offences.

At the time of his arrest, King Charles released a statement in which he announced that the police would have his ‘wholehearted support and co-operation’ and that ‘the law must take its course’.

Yet little is known about his sister, Princess Anne, nor Sir Tim’s views towards the ensuing scandal.

According to the Daily Mail’s Editor-At-Large Richard Kay, Anne is understood to be in contact with Andrew and remains concerned for his welfare, yet still shares the family view that the King was right to banish Andrew and strip him of his royal titles.

However, the Princess Royal, 75, is still understood to be reluctant to see her brother excluded from private family gatherings. 

Despite Andrew and Sir Tim’s respective naval backgrounds ‘it does not seem that they were ever close’, according to royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams.

‘Their relations seem to have been purely formal as members of the same family,’ he told the Daily Mail.

He added: ‘Anne and Sir Tim act as a team, there is no question that loyalty to the institution is paramount and it has become clear that Andrew is involved in a scandal with worldwide effects. Any connection with him is clearly toxic.’

While Mr Fitzwilliams notes that Anne and Andrew were ‘once reportedly quite close’, he explained that the hard-working Princess Royal is said to be ‘aghast at what has been revealed about his behaviour’. 

Sir Tim, who has been married to Anne for more than 33 years, is understood to have been the Princess’s rock for decades and will no doubt be supporting her through an incredibly tumultuous time for the Royal Family. 

In October, sources claimed that security services deemed Andrew a possible risk to Britain’s national security due to his links to suspected Chinese spies.

Cabinet ministers allegedly knew about the concerns which were first raised in 2021 after the then-Duke of York held meetings with suspected spy Yang Tengbo, who is also known as Chris Yang and has been referred to as ‘H6’.

Mr Yang helped Andrew set up a Chinese arm of Andrew’s now-defunct Pitch@Palace initiative which supported entrepreneurs.

The King’s brother became close to Mr Yang during the process and in turn helped him establish a UK consultancy firm called Hampton Group International.

But fears were raised that Andrew could be endangering national security by meeting suspected spies while promoting his charity, multiple sources told The Telegraph.

It followed claims that Andrew held at least three meetings with the Chinese official at the centre of the collapsed trial of two suspected British spies working for Beijing.

Mr Yang has been banned from the UK since March 2023 but has always denied spying.

The Chinese businessman challenged his ban on entering the UK at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission in July 2024, but lost his appeal in December.

Mr Yang was said to have become a close confidant of Andrew and was also pictured with senior Conservative politicians including David Cameron and Theresa May.

He forged links with the former prince, and according to the royal Court Circular, had engagements with him on June 25 and June 29, 2018.

In a briefing for the home secretary in July 2023, officials said Mr Yang had been in a position to generate relationships between prominent UK figures and senior Chinese officials ‘that could be leveraged for political interference purposes’.

They also said that he had downplayed his relationship with the Chinese state, which combined with his relationship with Andrew, represented a threat to national security.

Mr Yang insisted he had ‘done nothing wrong or unlawful’, and said it is ‘entirely untrue’ to claim he was involved in espionage, and claimed he was a victim of a ‘political climate’ which had seen a rise in tensions between the UK and China.

In December 2024, Andrew said he ‘ceased all contact’ with Mr Yang when concerns were first raised about him.

Andrew met the individual through ‘official channels’ with ‘nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed’, his office said.