Calls to cut the Duke of York off from the royal family grew after his disastrous BBC interview in 2019 prompted outrage over his friendship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince Andrew stepped back from his royal duties and was stripped of his military titles and patronages, but managed to keep hold of his £1 million-a-year allowance and continue living in the 30-room Royal Lodge.
Now, five years later, the King has severed his brother’s financial ties, a decision that may force the duke to downsize from his home at Windsor Great Park to the more modest Frogmore Cottage. The King is believed to have instructed the keeper of the privy purse, his finance director, to cease payments of the annual allowance,