Ex-Prince Andrew Eyes ‘Fresh Start’ in Middle East, Wants to Begin ‘Dating’ Again (Exclusive)

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is ready to reinvent himself, says a source.

Last October, Buckingham Palace announced that the former prince, 65, had been stripped of his royal titles and residence over his ties to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. (Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.)

But while it was expected that the disgraced sibling of King Charles III would relocate from Royal Lodge — where he and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson resided for more than two decades — to a home on His Majesty’s Sandringham Estate, the source claims the ex-duke has loftier plans.

“Andrew is eyeing moving to the Middle East,” reveals the source. “He says he can have a fresh start there because it’s more old school. Andrew’s convinced people won’t constantly judge him.”

Royal biographer Robert Jobson recently told People that Bahrain might be an option, noting that Mountbatten Windsor has done “a lot of business” in the area.

“Andrew genuinely thinks he can still cash in on his former royal status,” dishes the source. “He’s got this idea that he’ll be welcomed into a community of expats over there and embraced like it’s the good old days. He’s even talking about how he wants to get back to dating!”

According to The Sun, a moving truck was spotted outside Royal Lodge on Wednesday, January 14, ahead of the ex-prince’s imminent eviction.

“Andrew has absolutely no intention of settling quietly into Sandringham — he sees it as humiliating and beneath him,” notes the source. “He says if Charles thinks he can park him in some falling down dump and pretend he no longer exists, he has another thing coming.”

Mountbatten Windsor has continuously denied any wrongdoing regarding his association with Epstein.