Prince Andrew looks pensive as he heads out for morning horse ride at Windsor - as it's revealed he's set to earn millions from a 'secret business deal'

Prince Andrew looked pensive this morning as he headed out for an early morning horse ride on his Windsor estate. The disgraced Duke of York, 64, has been largely forced to withdraw from public life in recent years over a series of scandals - with his weekly rides remaining a rare time he ventures into the public eye. Andrew has been embroiled in a series of scandals over the years, such as his associations with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and, more recently, controversy over his links to an alleged Chinese spy.

His latest outing comes after it was reported he will be working with Dutch firm Startupbootcamp (SBC) in a 'secret deal'. According to a newspaper report, Andrew is expected to make millions from the deal, sharing his high-profile contacts. As he rode around the Windsor Great Park this morning - where his Royal Lodge is located - Andrew appeared focused and thoughtful as he completed his lap. The King's younger brother was wearing a long wax riding jacket with attached shoulder cape, as well as his Champion riding hat.

Senior SBC staff had initially pitched the business idea to Buckingham Palace last summer, before eventually sealing the deal with the Duke of York, according to reports. Prince Andrew looked pensive this morning as he headed out for an early morning horse ride on his Windsor estate. A source told The Sun that the Duke will earn money from each deal SBC secures and that the windfall will help enable him to hold on to Royal Lodge - a Grade II listed royal property in Windsor Great Park and the Prince's current residence.

'It is a way of exploiting the enviable business links he has secured over the years,' they said. Weeks after the SBC deal was floated, the King pulled his £1million yearly funding for his brother, whom he had been trying to evict from Royal Lodge. But Andrew has still not left the Windsor house, with Palace sources assured about his funding streams. It was discovered in January that more than £230,000 had been pulled from Pitch@Palace, according to recent accounts documents.

During the financial year up until March 31, 2024, the amount of cash at hand and in the bank at the firm decreased by half, from £454,979 to £220,990. The accounts, which were filed to Companies House on December 30, showed the withdrawal was signed by Pitch@Palace's sole director Arthur Lancaster, on behalf of the board. Last year, around £120,000 was also pulled from Pitch@Palace Global Ltd's account with its total assets falling from £610,870 to £489,915.

As he rode around the Windsor Estate this morning - close by to Royal Lodge - Andrew appeared focused and thoughtful as he completed his lap. Prince Andrew has entered into a secret deal with Dutch firm Startupbootcamp which will see him act as a networking middleman - a move that will earn him millions (pictured in 2023). Weeks after the SBC deal was floated, the King pulled his £1million yearly funding for his brother, whom he had been trying to evict from Royal Lodge (pictured).

The future of the Pitch@Palace scheme was in question after the Duke's disastrous Newsnight interview over links to dead paedophile Jeffrey Epstein (the pair pictured together in New York in 2010). In recent weeks, Andrew has faced fresh pressure after it emerged he promised Jeffrey Epstein they would 'play some more soon!' weeks after supposedly cutting ties with the paedophile. The outing also follows the birth of another granddaughter for Andrew, after Princess Beatrice gave birth last month.

The Duke of York sent a bombshell email pledging to 'keep in close touch', despite claiming he had ceased all contact with the American financier weeks earlier, it has emerged. The new evidence suggests Andrew may have lied in his infamous Newsnight interview. He insisted to Emily Maitlis in the disastrous 2019 grilling at Buckingham Palace that he had stopped seeing Epstein in early December 2010, when they were photographed walking through New York's Central Park.

The Duke said: 'I never had any contact with him from that day forward.'. Yet sickening emails have emerged demolishing this claim, showing that in February 2011 Andrew wrote to his paedophile friend: 'Keep in close touch and we'll play some more soon!!!!'. Buckingham Palace announced in January that Andrew's eldest daughter Princess Beatrice, 36, had welcomed a daughter, Athena Elizabeth Rose with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.

Athena Elizabeth becomes 11th in line to the throne as the second child of Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, pushing her aunt Princess Eugenie down to 12th place. Princess Beatrice has given birth to a daughter, Athena Elizabeth Rose, Buckingham Palace announced last month. The Duchess of York, 64, took to Instagram to share a heartfelt congratulations following the announcement made by Buckingham Palace earlier today.