The notoriously vain Duke of York will no doubt be disappointed to see that the ever-chameleonic Michael Sheen seems to be playing him with considerable padding round the waist, in what promises to be a uniquely unflattering look at the Newsnight saga. And secondly, after much rumor and scuttlebutt, it looks as if Andrew could finally be made homeless.

The duke, of course, is famously not a humble man

Obviously, for a member of the royal family — even a disgraced one — “homelessness” is a relative term. Even so, the news that King Charles is withdrawing funding for Andrew’s private security at his residence of Royal Lodge in Windsor has presented the duke with an unenviable (by his lights, anyway) choice. When this comes to an end in October, Andrew will either have to foot the annual $4 million himself for his ten-strong protection unit, as well as paying for the repairs that the property needs, or leave the mansion and head to a smaller, humbler residence more in keeping with his reduced status in public life. Even if we can’t expect to see Andrew setting up in a suburban semi any time soon, this is a clear indication that those around him have wholly lost patience with him.