Prince Andrew remains in Royal Lodge after deportation attempt

Prince Andrew has won a major victory in the ongoing battle for his residence, the Royal Lodge. Tensions have risen the living situation of the disgraced royaland things recently came to a head for prince andrew and king charles when the monarch reportedly has cut off his younger brother’s private security and allowance as a last-ditch deportation attempt. However, according to a new report, Prince Andrew has now found the means to continue living at the Royal Lodge.

Per The Sunday timesthe Prince convinced Sir Michael Stevens, the keeper of the privy, that he is able to finance living in the Royal Lodge at his own expense. According to Sir Evans, the money comes from legitimate sources and would allow Andrew to continue living in the 31-room estate he shares with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson. Andrew, who stepped down from his position as a working royal five years ago, has lived on the Windsor estate for decades and has a lease that lasts until 2078, according to the release.

The Royal Lodge’s latest development comes after King Charles reportedly tried to convince his brother to move into Frogmore Cottage, which has been left vacant after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were asked to leave. Now that Andrew is no longer a working royal, Charles was forced to pay for his security detail from his private money – an expense that apparently amounted to around $3 million per year.

Charles III: new king. New Court. The inner story author Robert Hardman previously revealed that Charles had cut his brother off financially after Andrew refused to move to the “significantly smaller property” of Frogmore Cottage. As well as cutting off his £1million annual allowance, the King reportedly applied pressure by deciding not to renew Andrew’s ‘seven-figure’ security contract.

“In the late summer of this year, that patience ran out,” Hardman wrote in his book. “The Duke informed the monarch that regardless of any ultimatum, he would remain in the Royal Lodge no matter what. At that point, the Keeper of the Privy Purse (the monarchy’s chief financial officer) was ordered to end his life support.’

Only time will tell whether Prince Andrew will be able to continue to fund the Royal Lodge’s reported extensive maintenance and repair costs in the future, but it appears he will be staying put for now.