{"id":2111706,"date":"2025-10-24T01:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2111706"},"modified":"2025-10-24T01:12:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:12:28","slug":"prince-andrews-windsor-mansion-living-arrangements-to-be-looked-into-by-watchdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-andrews-windsor-mansion-living-arrangements-to-be-looked-into-by-watchdog\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Andrew&#8217;s Windsor mansion living arrangements to be looked into by watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">Prince Andrew&#8217;s lease arrangements on his Windsor mansion will be looked into by the Commons spending watchdog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">Andrew currently lives at Royal Lodge on a so-called peppercorn rent &#8211; a token amount that typically exists only to ensure the lease is valid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, which examines the value for money of government projects, programmes and service delivery, said he will be seeking answers from the Crown Estate and the Treasury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">\u201cThe Public Accounts Committee, which I chair, will be writing in the coming days to the Crown Estate Commissioners and HM Treasury, seeking further information on the lease arrangements for Royal Lodge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">\u201cIn the correspondence, our cross-party committee will be <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"qNUzV q7LZa\" data-testid=\"next-link-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2025-10-22\/new-law-proposed-to-give-the-king-power-to-strip-prince-andrew-of-his-titles\"><span class=\"n6NlI\">raising a number of questions<\/span><\/a> with the Crown Estate and HM Treasury.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\"><strong class=\"_1ATDh\">Subscribe free to <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"qNUzV q7LZa\" href=\"https:\/\/itvnews.substack.com\/\" data-testid=\"fecp-link-anchor\"><span class=\"n6NlI\"><strong class=\"_1ATDh\">our weekly newsletter<\/strong><\/span><\/a><strong class=\"_1ATDh\"> for exclusive and original coverage from ITV News. Direct to your inbox every Friday morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">He added that this forms part of a long-standing remit &#8220;on behalf of Parliament and the British public to examine the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of public spending, and ensure the taxpayer is receiving best value for money&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">It comes after Downing Street said MPs will not be given time in the House of Commons to discuss Prince Andrew&#8217;s conduct.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">The Commons could only discuss Andrew\u2019s friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and his rent-free mansion if there was a formal motion, but the government controls the bulk of parliamentary time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">The prime minister\u2019s official spokesman said on Thursday: \u201cPrince Andrew has already confirmed he will not use his titles.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"cp_grid-legacy n1Jiz\" data-testid=\"inline-tile-list-container\">\n<article data-testid=\"tile-undefined\" class=\"_9ngZG cp_grid-legacy__item cp_width-legacy--one-half V42pZ\"\/>\n<article data-testid=\"tile-undefined\" class=\"_9ngZG cp_grid-legacy__item cp_width-legacy--one-half V42pZ\"\/><\/aside>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">\u201cWe support the decision made by the Royal Family, and we know the royal family would not want to take time from other important issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said there was no ban on MPs discussing the conduct of a member of the royal family, but it would have to be on a \u201csubstantive motion\u201d rather than during regular question time sessions. <\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, meanwhile, has declined to endorse Robert Jenrick\u2019s call for Prince Andrew to leave Royal Lodge, saying: \u201cI\u2019m the Leader of the Opposition, he\u2019s not the Leader of the Opposition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">Asked whether she agreed with the shadow justice secretary that Andrew should not be allowed to live in the property, she said: \u201cI don\u2019t comment on royal matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">Andrew <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"qNUzV q7LZa\" data-testid=\"next-link-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2025-10-17\/prince-andrew-agrees-to-give-up-titles\"><span class=\"n6NlI\">gave up his royal title and honours last Friday<\/span><\/a>, following &#8220;continued allegations&#8221; against him in relation to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. <\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">The King&#8217;s brother is under increasing pressure following revelations in the posthumous memoir of Andrew&#8217;s sex accuser, Virginia Giuffre. <\/p>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\">The prince vehemently denies the late Ms Giuffre\u2019s allegations that she was forced to have sex with him three times, including when she was 17, and also after she was trafficked by Epstein. <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"A8Lwr BVYCX\"><strong class=\"_1ATDh\">This is the Talking Royals &#8211; our weekly podcast about the royal family, with ITV News Royal Editor Chris Ship and Producer Lizzie Robinson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"vWpZr\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=4266790&amp;playlist=show&amp;color=0B6472&amp;hide-playlist-images=true\" title=\"Podcast playlist embed\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.itv.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Andrew&#8217;s lease arrangements on his Windsor mansion will be looked into by the Commons spending watchdog. Andrew currently lives at Royal Lodge on a so-called peppercorn rent &#8211; a token amount that typically exists only to ensure the lease is valid. 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