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(NewsNation) — No matter what happens next, (Ex)Prince Andrew’s life in England as he knows it is effectively over. That’s the blunt assessment of royal biographer Andrew Lownie, and the two scenarios he lays out are both stunning in their own right: prison or permanent exile.

The Prison Scenario
If Andrew is charged and convicted of misconduct in public office, the consequences could be staggering. Under U.K. law, misconduct in public office carries a potential life sentence — and Lownie isn’t dismissing that possibility lightly.

“If it’s very serious, that is certainly a possibility,” Lownie told me. “Fifteen, 20 years in prison, I think this is all rather academic, but yes.”

What makes this scenario particularly grim is Andrew’s current state of health. At 66 and reportedly not well, a lengthy prison sentence could be far more than a punishment.

“He may not survive prison,” Lownie said. “If he’s sentenced to 20 years, that may be his final resting place.”

And don’t expect the royal family to offer him a soft landing afterward. Lownie is unequivocal: Even post-release, the crown would not want Andrew anywhere near royal private property. His days at Royal Lodge — already the subject of a protracted standoff with King Charles — would almost certainly be finished.

Andrew in the Exile Scenario

But what if Andrew avoids charges entirely? What if he’s investigated and ultimately let off?

The outcome, according to Lownie, wouldn’t look much better. Rather than allowing Andrew to quietly resume life on the royal estate, the family would almost certainly push him out of the country altogether, likely to the Middle East, far from the British press and far from palace gates.

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“I think they will encourage him to go abroad, away from press scrutiny, somewhere like the Middle East,” Lownie said. “I think that is pretty much a certainty.”

In other words: Investigated and cleared, Andrew would still find himself effectively banished. The renovations reportedly planned for his residence? Lownie was dry about it: “They can pull back on some of those renovations.”

Either way, England is done with Andrew
Whether Andrew ends up in a prison cell or a gilded exile in the Gulf, his chapter in England is closing.

“Either way,” as Lownie put it, “his time in England is either done — or about to be spent in a prison.”

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