Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor has been seen with what looks like a bruise on his face while leaving his home in Norfolk.

The former prince, 66, remains the subject of a police investigation after he was arrested on his birthday in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He denies any wrongdoing.

The head of the Crown Prosecution Service Stephen Parkinson told Sky News today (5 June) that ‘it wouldn’t be at all surprising’ if the investigation into Andrew ‘took over a year’.

He said this is ‘not because of any lack of urgency, but because of the complexity, and also the international dimension is an extra factor to be considered’.

On Thursday (4 June), Andrew was pictured driving from Marsh Farm in the Sandringham Estate with a large purple mark all around his eye.

The Times reports that Andrew was accompanied by another man and a dog inside the car.

According to the outlet, the mark is thought to be caused by a ‘non-serious medical condition’.

Meanwhile, an investigation by the National Audit Office has since published a report into the ex royal family member’s property arrangements, revealing that he received an undisclosed private income from subletting three cottages on his Royal Lodge estate.

It also found that King Charles paid for Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie to live in royal residences, even though they are not working members of the Royal Family.

For several years, the reduced rents they paid, lower because tenants of Royal Household properties must pass security checks, were calculated using outdated estimates of the properties’ market value.

Former Liberal Democrat minister Norman Baker said: “The whole thing is outrageous. If you look at Andrew, this is adding insult to injury.

“It shows an absolute total contempt for the taxpayer, not only that Andrew was able to have a peppercorn rent for a gigantic property, but then to make potentially millions on the side from subletting properties.

“The money should have gone to the Crown Estate, not into [his] pockets.”

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