Royal biographer Angela Levin has claimed that Prince Andrew is to be booted out of his home because he is “not looking after the building”.
Speaking to GB News, Levin described Royal Lodge as “in a terrible state”.
The comments come as King Charles is claimed to have cut off Prince Andrew’s annual £1million allowance and withdrawn funding for his private security.
Sources claim the decision was made after Andrew refused to vacate the 30-room Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, where he resides with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
Andrew has reportedly been cut off by his older brother
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Speaking to Nana Akua, Levin said: “King Charles did say to Andrew that on the 1st of November he’s not going to give him £1million a month to help him keep going and he’s not paying 7 figures for all the protection officers for him.
“He’s got to be on his own because he’s not working royal and also he’s not looking after the building.
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“He lives in a huge mansion with his ex-wife, and it’s got 30 bedrooms and it’s in a terrible state.
“Andrew took no notice, absolutely no notice. They have never got on really. And it’s happened now.
“So we’ll have to see what he will do. He has got a bit of money from the late Queen, his mother. But we will see.”
She added: “Catherine and William don’t want it. His girls don’t want it. He doesn’t want it, Camilla doesn’t want it.
Angela Levin said that Andrew “was not taking care of the property”
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“So I don’t know what they’re going to do with it, but they’re certainly going to do something. It will need quite a lot of rebuilding.”
The Duke, who signed a 75-year lease on the property in 2003, is now facing pressure to downsize to the smaller Frogmore Cottage.
Andrew’s refusal to leave Royal Lodge has become a point of contention.
King Charles has pressured his brother to relocate
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The property requires an estimated £503,000 annually for upkeep.
Despite pressure to relocate to Frogmore Cottage, the former home of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Andrew has “dug his heels in”, as described by broadcaster Helena Chard.
Royal expert Michael Cole told GB News that the security contract termination is a “real problem” for Andrew, given the expense of maintaining such a large property.