Should Prince Andrew leave his 30-bedroom mansion? Take our poll

24 February 2023 , 14:50

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Prince Andrew has told chums there's 'no chance' he is moving from the gargantuan 30-bedroom Royal Lodge - but do you think he should? (Image: PA/Stephen Pond Getty Images)

Disgraced Prince Andrew says he 'will not leave' his grace and favour home on the Windsor estate following claims the King wants to boot him out, according to sources.

The Duke of York has gone so far to tell chums there's 'no chance' he is moving from the gargantuan 30-bedroom Royal Lodge after spending millions of his own cash doing it up.

The royal’s eye-watering annual allowance of £250,000 is set to be slashed from April after the King warned his family to 'tighten their belts' amid impending budget cuts, leaving Andrew reportedly worried he might struggle to pay his bills.

The plush Royal Lodge dates from the mid-seventeeth century and was the Windsor residence of The Queen Mother from 1952 until she died there in 2002, at the age of 101. It has been the official country residence of the duke and his family since 2004.

The sprawling estate boasts a swimming pool, 98 acres of land and is in need of a great deal of repair work.

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In 2003, Andrew signed a 75-year lease for the property, paying £250 a week for the home, which he shares with his ex-wife Sarah, the Duchess of York.

But in recent years he is understood to have spent more than £7.5 million renovating the premises.

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However, sources have revealed the Duke has assured his own family he is financially secure and believes the King would not evict him.

Andrew, 63, stopped receiving public money when he was forced to step down from royal duties in 2019 over sex abuse alleged by Virginia Giuffre, one of billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, which he denies.

But he is understood to have netted a substantial windfall from the Queen’s will following her passing last September.

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Paul Speed