{"id":2113406,"date":"2025-10-24T19:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2113406"},"modified":"2025-10-24T19:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:03:19","slug":"andrew-in-talks-about-leaving-royal-lodge-following-controversy-over-lease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/andrew-in-talks-about-leaving-royal-lodge-following-controversy-over-lease\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew \u2018in talks about leaving Royal Lodge\u2019 following controversy over lease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM iqEJkX\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM lbjUDc\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM PyuJm\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prince Andrew is reportedly in discussions about leaving Royal Lodge voluntarily following the furore over the \u201cpeppercorn\u201d rent for his 30-room mansion.<\/p>\n<p>The King\u2019s brother is said to be in talks with Charles\u2019 representatives but is reluctant to give up his residence of more than 20 years, with the sticking points said to be the location of his new home and financial compensation for funds spent on the lodge, according to the Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew attempted to draw a line under years of controversy, following allegations he sexually abused <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/topic\/virginia-giuffre\">Virginia Giuffre<\/a>, by giving up his dukedom and other honours last Friday ahead of the publication of Ms Giuffre\u2019s posthumous memoirs.<\/p>\n<p>But the prince, who strenuously denies the allegations, was instead swamped by criticism that has focused on his property, with some <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/topic\/mps\">MPs<\/a> eager to debate the issue in Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The Telegraph reported conversations between Andrew and the King\u2019s representatives have been ongoing since full publication of the prince\u2019s lease agreement on his Berkshire home resulted in intense public scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper said Andrew was resistant but there was a sense of inevitability about the prince, believed to be Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s favourite child, giving up his home.<\/p>\n<p>Obstacles to reaching a settlement are reportedly where Andrew, eighth in line to the throne, will live and what financial recompense he will receive for the funds he spent renovating the home.<\/p>\n<p>There are likely properties on the King\u2019s private Balmoral estate in Scotland and his Sandringham estate in Norfolk that could house Andrew but whether he will accept a smaller home far from his supportive daughters remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/topic\/the-king\">The King<\/a> has long been said to have tried to encourage his younger brother, who lives in Royal Lodge with his ex-wife <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/topic\/sarah-ferguson\">Sarah Ferguson<\/a>, to move out, but Andrew signed a watertight 75-year lease on the property in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew\u2019s 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<p>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<p>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<p>There have been claims the prince\u2019s \u201cpeppercorn\u201d rent on the Crown Estate property in Windsor Great Park was concealed in a redacted version of his lease submitted to the Land Registry more than 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The Public Accounts Committee has already confirmed it is writing to the Crown Estate and the Treasury asking for further information about the prince\u2019s lease.<\/p>\n<p>Broadcast crews and photographers meanwhile gathered outside the gates of Royal Lodge on Thursday evening amid speculation there could be further developments in the long-running controversy surrounding the late Queen\u2019s second son.<\/p>\n<p>And there is likely\u00a0to be a continued media presence outside the property\u2019s gates until a decision is made, potentially overshadowing the work of the King and other members of the royal family.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Andrew paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault case with her in 2022 despite insisting he had never met her.<\/p>\n<p>The prince\u2019s announcement on his dukedom came after he consulted with the King and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/topic\/prince-of-wales\">Prince of Wales<\/a> 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<p>Downing Street, meanwhile, 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<p>Number 10 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<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.the-independent.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Prince Andrew is reportedly in discussions about leaving Royal Lodge voluntarily following the furore over the \u201cpeppercorn\u201d rent for his 30-room mansion. 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