Prince Andrew paying for cut-price security deal at Royal Lodge despite bid to push him out

Prince Andrew has reportedly negotiated a cut-price woody arsenic helium pays for his ain information arsenic his Windsor location aft King Charles decided to halt paying the measure for him

Prince Andrew is personally paying for guards astatine his Windsor location aft the King decided to halt paying the £3million-a-year information bill.

A caller autobiography precocious claimed King Charles had chopped fiscal ties with Andrew, which included paying for guards astatine his 30-room Royal Lodge successful Windsor. But present the disgraced Duke of York, 64, has reportedly personally agreed a cheaper information steadfast for the leased spot which helium refuses to leave.

Andrew, who doesn't enactment but has links to oligarch, is thought to person financed the woody utilizing Middle East money. His daughters Princess Beatrice and Eugenie person antecedently spoken astatine conferences successful Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.

A root told The Sun: “He has his information but astatine a cheaper complaint and helium is managing to concern it himself. He has dug his heels successful and is refusing to determination truthful recovered a mode to concern his security. How sustainable successful the agelong term, past who knows however agelong helium tin bash it for.”

"Prince Andrew is apt to person galore forms of income," explained writer Andrew Lownie, who is penning a publication connected the prince. The disgraced Duke of York sold his Sunninghill Park location successful Berkshire successful 2007 for £15million, £3 cardinal implicit the asking price.

It's besides believed that helium built a web of concern links successful Asia and the Middle East during his clip arsenic UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, a relation helium held for 10 years until 2011. While moving successful the authorities position, helium was fixed usage foa £1 cardinal location successful Abu Dhabi by their Royal Family.

In December 2017, it was reported by Bloomberg News that Andrew took retired a £1.5 cardinal idiosyncratic indebtedness with Luxembough-based backstage slope Bank Havilland. Just 11 days later, it was paid off.

Buckingham Palace were approached for remark but declined.