Prince Andrew could beryllium forced to leave the 30-room Royal Lodge aft King Charles severed his £1million allowance - and we asked Mirror readers what they thought.
It comes aft pictures emerged of the spot successful a neglected state, with concerning structural cracks, unsightly mould and dodgy repair works. The gargantuan residence was location to The Queen Mother from 1952 until she died determination successful 2002, astatine the property of 101. It has been the authoritative state residence of the Duke of York and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson since 2003 connected a 75-year lease.
However, spot adept Terry Fisher, from We Buy Any Home, warned that Andrew could beryllium kicked retired if helium doesn’t support up his extremity of the bargain. He said: "The lease for Royal Lodge reportedly includes attraction responsibilities, particularly fixed the property's historical status.
"The Crown Estate would person a vested involvement successful ensuring that Royal Lodge remains successful bully information and failing to support the property could springiness them grounds to reappraisal oregon adjacent terminate the lease if it becomes a preservation risk." This follows calls from Charles who is determined for Andrew to leave the Windsor estate, leaving the brace astatine loggerheads.
It follows reports that the king, who controls the royal household's finances, could soon conflict to meet the yearly upkeep of the prince's spacious home. Royal adept Rupert Bell told the Times Radio that Andrew’s "arrogance" and "stubbornness" has kept him anchored to the home, which helium reportedly wants to walk connected to his daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice.
After months of infighting down the scenes, the Keeper of the Privy Purse has present been ordered to sever the Duke of York's '£1million-a-year' idiosyncratic allowance. Speaking to the Sun connected Sunday, a royal root 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."
We asked Mirror readers if the King was close to chopped ties with Andrew, and a whopping 89 percent of canvass respondents selected the option: "Yes - definitely." Sharing their thoughts successful the comments section, 1 idiosyncratic penned: "I hold with the king," portion a 2nd posted: "He should person accepted the smaller gaff and we’d astir apt not person heard a peep. Arrogance has consumed him."
In a abstracted Mirror article, different scholar expressed: "He gets a cardinal lb allowance. That's £19,000 a week. Every week. Words neglect me," portion a 4th stated: "Andrew bears the work for his actions - helium has lone himself to blasted for his status.
"If helium cares truthful overmuch for the Lodge helium should person maintained it. Typically, he’ll permission the load of the repairs to others (his daughters) erstwhile again relying connected idiosyncratic other to cleanable up his mess."
Meanwhile, 8 percent said the King was incorrect for distancing himself from Andrew, arsenic 1 scholar voiced: "Andy says he’s got the means and resources to wage his ain mode now, helium doesn’t person to trust connected Charles immoderate more, Charles seeing it arsenic a bully PR accidental claims he’s cutting him off. Why now, wherefore enactment him for years aft what helium did but abruptly stop, conveniently erstwhile helium tin enactment himself."
Only 3 percent selected the enactment "I’m not sure", with immoderate suggesting that the brace should determination past their feud: "Why can't the royals benignant retired their household feuds? Charles and Andrew astatine loggerheads and William and Harry the same. Are they each excessively stubborn to forgive?"
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