Sarah Ferguson<\/a>, to move out, but Andrew signed a watertight 75-year lease on the property in 2003.<\/p>\nHis leasehold agreement, seen by the PA news agency, revealed he paid \u00a31 million for the lease and that since then he paid \u201cone peppercorn\u201d of rent \u201cif demanded\u201d per year.<\/p>\n
He was also required to pay a further \u00a37.5 million for refurbishments completed in 2005, according to a report by the National Audit Office.<\/p>\n
The agreement also contains a clause that states the Crown Estate would have to pay Andrew around \u00a3558,000 if he gave up the lease.<\/p>\n
Ms Giuffre, who died by suicide in April, alleged she was forced to have sex three times with Andrew, which he vehemently denies, including when she was 17 and also during an orgy, after she was trafficked by Epstein.<\/p>\n
Andrew paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault case with her in 2022, despite insisting he had never met her.<\/p>\n
Andrew\u2019s announcement last week came after he consulted with the King and the Prince of Wales when it emerged he had emailed Epstein in 2011 saying \u201cwe\u2019re in this together\u201d, three months after he claimed he had broken all contact with the convicted sex offender.<\/p>\n
Downing Street said MPs will not be given time in the House of Commons to discuss Andrew\u2019s conduct because the royal family wants Parliament to focus on \u201cimportant issues\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Commons could only discuss the prince\u2019s friendship with Epstein and his rent-free mansion if there was a formal motion, but the Government controls the bulk of parliamentary time.<\/p>\n
Downing Street said it would not allocate time for a debate in the chamber although MPs could still scrutinise the situation in committees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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