Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is understood to have voluntarily surrendered his gun licence after a visit from the Metropolitan Police.<\/p>\n
Officers attended the former prince’s Royal Lodge residence in Windsor last month, ahead of his expected house move in the new year.<\/p>\n
A Met Police spokesperson said: “On Wednesday, 19 November, Metropolitan Police firearms licensing officers attended an address in Windsor to request that a man in his 60s voluntarily surrender his firearms and shotgun certificate.” <\/p>\n
The force said the certificate was surrendered but did not comment further.<\/p>\n
It is not clear why the former prince – a known hunting enthusiast – gave up his licence, but the decision means he can only use or transport his guns if supervised.<\/p>\n
Surrendering a certificate does not mean the individual will not have access to their firearms.<\/p>\n
Andrew is expected to move to Norfolk in the new year, after he was stripped of his titles over his links to the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n
The former prince will move to an undisclosed property on the Sandringham estate, which is privately owned by his brother, King Charles III.<\/p>\n
In October, Buckingham Palace said the move would take place “as soon as possible and practicable”.<\/p>\n