It's been nine months since Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor moved to Sandringham following his eviction from Royal Lodge.
Many might have assumed he is living his days in a quiet exile - but recent reports have suggested that the disgraced former Prince has started dating again.
The woman at the centre of the rumours is Aliba Bellingham, a British socialite and keen horsewoman known in Norfolk circles. She is a member of the north Norfolk social group known as the "Turnip Toffs" and the sister of Conservative peer Lord Henry Bellingham.
Interestingly, she is also believed to have a royal connection; her godmother was Frances Shand Kydd, Princess Diana's mother, and Aliba is understood to have known Andrew since childhood.
Aliba has been seen visiting Andrew's Norfolk home, Marsh Farm. But on Saturday, she denied she was romantically involved with the former Duke.
Andrew's rumoured new girlfriend: 'We get on well'
She 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 ver...