The Duke of York has been living a more private life since stepping back from royal duties five years ago - and one commentator has said his life is now "golf and horses"

Todd Longstaffe Gowan, the Historic Royal Palaces gardener, told the UK's DailyMail that the disgraced Duke of York's Royal Lodge home is "impossible" to maintain at its current state.

According to PR expert Mark Borkowski, Prince Andrew's apparent isolated life could be down to his lack of public opportunities, following his stepback from royal life.

Andrew, who was poised to leave the Royal Lodge after his brother King Charles cut him off financially, is trying to pinch a few pennies by developing a green thumb. “It is in a shocking state,” Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, the Historic Royal Palaces gardener, told the Daily Mail of the mansion’s worse-for-wear grounds.

Prince Andrew's £30million home is in a “shocking state” as Duke of York is reportedly attempting to maintain the 21 acres of garden surrounding Royal Lodge. The disgraced duke has funded himself since King Charles axed his £1million annual allowance to force Andrew to downsize royal residency in a bid to cut royal costs.

Prince Andrew 's beloved Royal Lodge is "in a shocking state", according to reports. According to the Daily Mail, the 64-year-old - who has lived at the Grade II listed home in Windsor since the early 2000s - is said to be taking it upon himself to maintain the 21-acre gardens.