KING Charles has finally cut off Andrew from his ‘£1million-a-year’ allowance.
His Majesty, 75, has officially instructed his Keeper of the Privy Purse to stop the flow of cash to his shamed younger brother, as reported by the Mail.
The King has officially cut Prince Andrew off from his reported £1million-a-year allowance[/caption]
Andrew hasn’t received an income since becoming embroiled in sex allegations[/caption]
A source claimed: “The duke is no longer a financial burden on the King.”
The update between the brothers’ already frosty relations comes in a biography by royal writer Robert Hardman, serialised by the Mail.
Hardman’s biography, Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, which was initially published earlier this year but is now being released as a hardback.
The new edition includes never-before-seen information compiled into three new chapters.
It revealed Charles has made his final decision after the disgraced Duke, 64, attempted to call his bluff.
Andrew hasn’t received an income since becoming embroiled in sex allegations after his long-standing friendship with late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
And brother Charles has been reluctantly funding security, as well as a hefty living allowance for him since.
Pressures have also been mounting to kick Andrew out of Royal Lodge and into a smaller residence.
“If he can find the money, then that is up to him, but if not, he will find that the King does not have unlimited patience,” added the insider.
In August this year The Sun revealed that the Monarch had laid off Andrew’s ten-strong private security detail.
A palace insider told The Sun: “Everyone is speculating this means the Duke will have to leave the Royal Lodge.”
The source added: “What other reason could there be to take his security away?
“They are all working the final weeks of their contract till the end of October.
“It’s not thought anyone is being lined up to replace them. It isn’t a secret that the King wants him out.”
The Times previously reported King Charles had “lost patience” with his younger brother.
A source told The Times: “It is now two years into the King’s reign and he wants the matter settled.”
The King reportedly gave Andrew “only two possible options” for his future.
‘Stubborn’ Prince Andrew ‘refuses to move out of Royal Lodge as he doesn’t want to admit guilt’, royal expert says
By Morgan Johnson
PRINCE Andrew is refusing to move out of Royal Lodge because it would admit his guilty part in the sex scandal, claims a royal expert.
The disgraced Duke of York, 64, lives on the sprawling Windsor estate despite stepping back from public-facing duties nearly five years ago.
With pressures mounting to kick Andrew out of Royal Lodge and into a smaller residence, expert Hugo Vickers said an ideal situation would be if he volunteered to relocate.
But by doing so, shamed Andrew would be giving up his 75-year lease on the place – which experts argue would only be forfeited if he had a guilty conscience having long been linked to Epstein.
Hugo told The Sun: “I think we must all accept that he is not wanted for any public duties.
“If you were running a charity you wouldn’t be asking Prince Andrew to come and be your guest of honour. So nobody wants him in a public way.
“So there he is living at Royal Lodge, playing golf, seeing his children and grandchildren and riding in the park and it is expensive.
“The ideal situation would of course be that Andrew would volunteer to down-size and move somewhere else.
“What I think he feels is that if he moves out of Royal Lodge it’s somehow publicly accepting guilt for which he has not been proved.
“Nevertheless it’s an expensive lifestyle.”
The Duke could find a way to pay his security and household bills without an allowance from Charles.
Or, he could move to “more suitable accommodation” like Harry and Meghan’s old home Frogmore Cottage.
But, earlier this year The Sun exclusively revealed Andrew, who lives at the Lodge with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, had rejected the chance to move to Frogmore.
Hardman also revealed in his biography close Palace sources claimed the late Queen Elizabeth would have forced him to leave the Royal Lodge, had she lived another year.
Disgraced Andrew was stripped of his roles and patronages after forking out millions to settle Virginia Giuffre’s case against him.
He however vowed to fight accusations of sexual assault by former Epstein slave Giuffre.
The Duke ended up paying millions of pounds to Ms Giuffre and the case never went to court.
He denies any wrongdoing.
It is still unknown how the father-of-two will finance his life now he can no longer work.
It is unclear whether he received any major windfall from his late mother’s will when she passed away in September 2022.
Hardman’s new hardback edition also contains more information about the royal rift between Harry and the Firm.
The author highlighted how the Duke of Sussexes’ security row in the UK has worsened tensions between him and his father.
It has sparked fears within the King that if he builds bridges with his son he could find himself in “legal jeopardy”, claimed Hardman.
Meanwhile royal sources slammed allegations Meghan was not helped when she joined the Royal Family.
They went as far as to claim the Duchess rejected offers.
Despite this, insiders revealed Charles is willing to reconcile with Harry and Meghan, although it will not be straight-forward.
Prince Andrew will be exposed, says royal expert
BY Matt Wilkinson and Ethan Singh
PRINCE Andrew will be exposed and it’s time he disappeared as his Epstein case has been an “absolute disaster”, a royal expert has claimed.
The disgraced Duke of York, 64, is under new pressure to quit his Royal Lodge home after the King laid off its ten-strong security team last week.
PRINCE Andrew will be exposed and it’s time he disappeared as his Epstein case has been an “absolute disaster”, a royal expert has claimed.
The disgraced Duke of York, 64, is under new pressure to quit his Royal Lodge home after the King laid off its ten-strong security team last week.
Charles, 75, has told the detail they are no longer needed from the autumn.
Andrew currently resides at the Windsor Great Park lodging in Berkshire, which boasts 30 rooms, a swimming pool and large grounds.
But he has been refusing to vacate the Royal Lodge despite reports suggesting that King Charles wants him to move to Frogmore Cottage.
Speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, writer and broadcaster Robert Jobson claimed that long-standing controversy surrounding the Duke has been an “absolute disaster” for the royal family.
“It’s just one of the worst things that could happen, that’s why he’s not a working royal.”
Jobson then suggested that King Charles is likely to just want Andrew out of the picture, wherever that may be.
And the expert claimed that Andrew will probably have to accept that he will “have to leave Royal Lodge” in the future.
He added: “It needs a lot of static security, it’s not really a lodge, it’s a palace, and it’s too big for him to live in.
“The reality is that he can’t really afford it.
“And long term what’s the point what is he trying to achieve? Charles is now the King, William is the next in line.
“Andrew isn’t even a working royal anymore, he can’t go around saying he’s the Queen’s son, he’s just not that important anymore.
“I think if the King is generous to offer him another place to live he should take it.”
King Charles laid off Andrew’s ten-strong private security detail earlier this year[/caption]
It is unclear whether he received any major windfall from his late mother’s will when she passed away in September 2022[/caption]
