Defiant Prince Andrew ‘vows to stay in Royal Lodge’ despite King Charles axing his yearly £1million allowance

PRINCE Andrew appeared defiant yesterday arsenic sources said helium has vowed to enactment enactment successful the Royal Lodge contempt the King cutting disconnected his yearly allowance.

The Duke of York, 64, was seen driving adjacent his 30-room location successful Windsor Great Park aft it was revealed that his member Charles has reportedly removed his £1 million-a-year budget.

A root told The Sun connected Sunday that Andrew, who was stripped of his roles and patronages by his parent aft forking retired millions to settee Virginia Giuffre's enactment claims case, is refusing to budge from the palatial house.

They said: “Prince Andrew is holding steadfast and is determined to enactment successful the Royal Lodge.

“He is insistent that helium has the funds to wage for his ain security, contempt the eyewatering seven-figure sum it is reportedly costing him.

“He is nary longer a fiscal load connected the King and sees nary crushed wherefore helium should person to determination from his home.”

Royal writer Robert Hardman claims successful his caller publication that Charles, 75, has instructed the Keeper of the Privy Purse to wholly region fiscal ties with his scandal-hit brother.

The Sun connected Sunday antecedently revealed Charles had laid disconnected the Royal Lodge's ten-strong information team.

It is understood Andrew volition person to wage retired of his ain pouch for the upkeep of his property, including his security, the extortion of works of creation and furnishings borrowed from the Royal Collection.

Hardman besides alleges the precocious Queen would person reluctantly booted disgraced Andrew retired of Royal Lodge and into Frogmore Cottage if she were inactive alive.

It is understood plans were being drawn up to region her rumoured favourite from his Windsor location successful 2023, the twelvemonth aft her death.

In 1 incidental from 2016, Hardman claims that the Duke of York rammed the gates of the historical spot with his Range Rover erstwhile they were broken, alternatively than thrust circular and usage different entrance.

It has besides been claimed that helium would importune that immoderate “personal friends” of the Duke would not request information clearance to participate the property - which is however the BBC Newsnight squad got successful to grounds his infamous interview.

The latest claims are successful an updated variation of Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story.