Rumours of a new romance involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor are circulating after a woman was seen visiting his Sandringham farmhouse.
The former Duke of York reportedly has a new girlfriend, who is the sister of life peer Lord Bellingham and a member of the so-called "Turnip Toff" social circle.
The Mail on Sunday named his new potential romance as Aliba Bellingham, a keen horsewoman and hunting enthusiast who has known the 66-year-old since childhood.
Ms Bellingham, who is in her 60s and a mother of two, divides her time between London and Norfolk, where she keeps a caravan to be close to her horses.
However, after being spotted visiting Marsh Farm on Saturday night, she denied that she and Andrew were romantically involved.
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was described by Ms Bellingham as a friend and neighbour only.
Ms Bellingham told The Mail on Sunday: "We hang out from time to time and talk about horses and dogs – that's what we have in common.
"We get on well.
"He loves his horses.
"I'm not the sort of person to dwell on things in another person's past.
"I think Andrew has found Norfolk to be a very welcoming area and that he'll enjoy living here.
"But there's no question of me being a 'girlfriend', we're just acquaintances."
She is divorced from businessman Sir Richard Rowley and is the sister of Henry, Lord Bellingham, a former Conservative MP for North West Norfolk who became a life peer in 2020.
Addressing the rumours, Lord Bellingham said: "Andrew was a friend of my family during our childhood days.
"So, in a way, my sister has known him all her life."
The Bellingham family estate is close to Sandringham , and as children, they reportedly played with Princes Andrew and Edward and Princess Anne.
The so-called "Turnip Toffs," a nickname for the well-connected Norfolk gentry, have reportedly begun to welcome him back into their social circle, with one suggesting his ostracism had "gone too far".
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