Inside 'lonely' life of Prince Andrew who spends days playing 'Call of Duty' in mansion

Prince Andrew is reported to live a lonely life at his home in Royal Lodge in Windsor, where he plays video games such as Call of Duty and war games. Insiders have described his day-to-day routine, explaining how Andrew's day unfolds when he wakes up in his 30-bed mansion.

A source says: "He loves games like Call of Duty, war games with helicopters. He certainly doesn't play FIFA; he's got no interest in football. He really enjoys war films and watching golf on TV."

The games are allegedly played on a giant television screen that covers one wall in his mansion, as reported in the Sun.

Royal author Ingrid Seward revealed how a friend went to meet Andrew's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, who also lives at the property. The visitor found Andrew in a room watching TV alone.

She said: "The prince was in a huge sitting room and Andrew was just lying there on a massive sofa watching TV on the biggest screen my friend had ever seen. It seemed to take up the whole of a wall."

Speaking of the former Duke and Duchess of York, Ms Seward added: "It seemed to him that their lives were quite separate. She was carrying on with the business of doing business and he was watching television.

"His life is very empty, he's very lonely and I think he's probably extremely bored."

Twice a week, Andrew also goes horse riding and heads to the Royal Mews, where the King's horses are kept at Windsor.

Ms Ingrid said: "I don't think he's a particularly popular figure there. The staff will have a horse waiting there for him to be ridden. With one of the grooms at his side, he rides round the Windsor estate."

Andrew has a 75-year lease with the Crown Estate, and his move-in was conditional on making a £1million down payment and paying for repairs.

It was previously reported that Prince Andrew had become "obsessed" with a live flight tracker app that shows air traffic in real time worldwide.

Writing in his column, Daily Mail's Richard Kay pens: "This year, an additional diversion, I understand, has been a live flight tracker, which he has projected - via his home computer - onto a large screen which shows air traffic in real time."

He added: "According to a visitor to Royal Lodge, the prince has become obsessed by the app beloved of planespotter nerds."

Andrew has long admired aviation and travel. He served in the Royal Navy as a helicopter pilot and warship captain during the Falklands War in 1982. He was commended for his bravery in the Falklands War, flying decoy missions to draw Argentine missiles away from the ships of the British task force.

Last week, Prince Andrew agreed to give up his use of the Duke of York title, in a statement released through Buckingham Palace. In a statement, Prince Andrew said that the "continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family." Prince Andrew has been under growing pressure over his links with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In the statement, he said: "I vigorously deny the accusations against me."