One of the initiatives closest to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s heart is to be dissolved in just days. Pitch@Palace was a competition similar to Drangon’s Den, whereby entrepreneurs pitched their ideas to potential investors. It was previously thought to be a source of income for Mr Mountbatten-Windsor after King Charles cut off his financial support. 

However, documents to dissolve the company were filed with Companies House on Tuesday and signed by its only director, Arthur Lancaster. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor is listed as a person with significant control under his former title, Prince Andrew, while Mr Lancaster is thought to hold the shares on the former prince’s behalf.

The company suspended operations in 2019 and the UK side of it ceased in 2021, but international Pitch@Palace Global remained open.

Dutch company Startup Bootcamp expressed interest in buying the business, but the deal ended up unravelling earlier this year.

Most of the cash it had left has been withdrawn in recent years, with the latest set of accounts showing just £10,965 at the end of March, down from £220,990 the year before.

According to The Sun, a friend of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor said: “Pitch@Palace Global had a slow and inevitable death but proved impossible to resurrect after he was stripped of all royal titles.

“It was for many years one of Andrew’s proudest achievements but with it finally wound-up, his impending exile is looking to be not just a fresh start but also retirement.”

This comes as the former prince prepares to move out of his Royal Lodge home in Windsor to a smaller property on the Sandringham estate, Marsh Farm, by Easter 2026, following the surrender of his lease.

He is reported to have visited his new home, which apparently did not impress him.

A source reportedly said: “It was the first time he’s seen his new house and he is resigned to the fact that this is his future. He’s come to the conclusion that he has to get on with the rest of his life and accepts he has to make the best of it.”