King Charles ‘humiliated’ as Prince Andrew wins the Royal Lodge War

Friends of Prince Andreas cheered on Friday evening after the disgraced Duke won the so-called ‘Siege of Royal Lodge’, successfully challenging his brother King Charles’ prolonged efforts to kick him out of the extravagant 200-acre estate.

In a bitter humiliation for the king, who has spent much of the past year plotting to get Andrew out of the 10-bedroom mansion – which was reportedly being eyed as a potential widow’s home for his wife Camilla – the palace has collapsed. the towel and accepted that Andrew could still stay there.

Charles’s latest maneuver was to cut the £1 million (about $1.3 million) annual allowance of his brother and his private security detail. But to no avail: the king has now accepted that he has lost in what many will see as a devastating blow to his authority as he grapples with the familiar challenge of an ailing monarch; maintained discipline and obedience.

The capitulation was first reported in London Timesstating that Andrew would remain in the property after assuring the royal accountants that he could afford to maintain the house and pay his rent. The custodian of the secret wallet is said to have accepted that Andrew’s money “comes from legitimate sources.”

Royal biographer Andrew Lownie had done that told earlier The Daily Beast claims that Andrew has “a lot of money” and has banked with contacts in the Middle East since leaving the official royal family. His wife, Sarah Fergusonwho also lives at the Lodge, is co-author of a series of best-selling novels. The couple recently purchased a $6 million property in London’s Mayfair, where they are believed to receive significant rental income.

“We are very happy for Andrew. “Andrew has an iron lease on the property, so God knows why Charles chose this fight,” a friend of the prince told The Daily Beast. ‘It’s hard to imagine anyone would have any interest in where Andrew lives if Charles’ aides hadn’t been talking about it over the past year. He would never just walk away from the property; the lease is a valuable asset he wants to leave to his children, and perhaps William will be happy to have Eugenie or Beatrice around for years to come.

Another friend told The Daily Beast: “Charles has everything. He is as rich as Croesus. Andrew is 64 and his house is basically all he has left, and it was bad of the king to try to take it away from him. Why? Who cares?”

This friend speculated that the recent publication of details of the king’s phenomenal wealth in the Sunday Times had been a factor in Charles ‘dropping the pretense that the monarchy is run on a shoelace’.

A source told the Times, meanwhile: “If Andrew can pay his own upkeep through legitimate means, then that’s not a problem. But the king has run out of patience when it comes to financing his brother’s lifestyle in a way that does not reflect his status.”