{"id":2445641,"date":"2026-06-05T01:25:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2445641"},"modified":"2026-06-05T01:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:25:56","slug":"andrew-mountbatten-windsors-daughters-live-rent-free-says-nao-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/andrew-mountbatten-windsors-daughters-live-rent-free-says-nao-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u2019s daughters live rent-free, says NAO report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-test=\"article-body-text\">\n<p>The arrangement was put in place when <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/queen-elizabeth-ii\/\">Elizabeth II<\/a>, their grandmother, was still alive. However, sources noted that all financial matters were kept under review.<\/p>\n<p>Royal Household policy is to charge an adjusted rent of 60 per cent of the open-market value for non-working members of the Royal family.<\/p>\n<p>However, the NAO found that the sisters\u2019 rents had been based on out-of-date valuations for several years. Until this year, Eugenie\u2019s rent was based on a 2018 valuation and Beatrice\u2019s on a 2020 valuation.<\/p>\n<p>Eugenie\u2019s was 50 per cent of the 2018 open-market value from 2020 to 2021, and ranged from 55 per cent in 2022 to 63 per cent in 2025. Beatrice\u2019s rent was 60 per cent of the 2020 market value from 2020 to 2021 and ranged from 62 per cent to 68 per cent from 2022 to 2025, the NAO said.<\/p>\n<p>The sisters\u2019 current rental rates are 64 and 68 per cent of the respective valuations.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"u-heading-size-medium u-heading-style-normal\">The Prince and Princess of Wales<\/h2>\n<p>Elsewhere, the NAO revealed that the Crown Estate had spent \u00a3400,000 renovating Forest Lodge, including the main house, three cottages and the grounds, before the Prince and <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/princess-of-wales\/\">Princess of Wales<\/a> moved in in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The couple have avoided any controversy surrounding peppercorn rents by paying \u00a3307,200 a year for their home.<\/p>\n<p>The report said they signed a \u201cshort-term 20-year lease\u201d with quarterly rent payments and no upfront deposit, because they funded internal refurbishment costs themselves. As the Waleses signed a short-term lease, external repair and refurbishment costs fall to the Crown Estate.<\/p>\n<p>The tenancy covers the grade II listed Georgian house, gardens, paddock with 7.4 hectares, a barn and three cottages, one of which is occupied by a member of the couple\u2019s staff for an annual rent of \u00a319,800.<\/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.telegraph.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The arrangement was put in place when Elizabeth II, their grandmother, was still alive. However, sources noted that all financial matters were kept under review. Royal Household policy is to charge an adjusted rent of 60 per cent of the open-market value for non-working members of the Royal family. 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