King Charles is said to have no power to kick Prince Andrew out of his home at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, and sources say the Duke has no plans to vacate.
An insider claims the monarch will be unable to remove the disgraced royal from the property because his brother’s name is on the lease, not the royal family’s.
It’s been reported that the Royal Lodge had been lined up for Prince William and Kate to move into, but Andrew reportedly plans to honour the lease he signed in 2003, which expires in 75 years, by refusing to move out of the £30 million mansion.
This is despite alleged pressure from Buckingham Palace to move to Frogmore Cottage, a smaller dwelling on the Windsor estate once lived in by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
An insider, who’s in frequent contact with Andrew, told a newspaper outlet that the lease was in the duke’s name so no one could take that away from him, and they said that it has never been suggested that it could be taken away from him.
And that this was a lease between Andrew and the Crown Estate, not a matter for the King. It was a matter for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the only way they could move him out would be through an arrangement, he would have to agree.
A friend told a newspaper outlet that Andrew was feeling down and refusing to budge from the property, which was believed to have been set aside for the Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children.
The friend told the newspaper that Andrew was so fragile, and reports have swirled that Andrew has been in low spirits and even reclusive and that he was refusing to see anybody, and that this had been his family home for the past 20 years, was it really sensible to kick him out?
They added that he was concerned that now the Coronation was over, the knives would be out, and that he was worried that the royals might even turn off the utilities to get him out of there, but that they were dealing with human beings, not real estate.
And it’s widely understood that the Royal Lodge, once inhabited by the Queen Mother, has been earmarked for Prince William and his family.
Prince Andrew has a lease that’s legally binding, and if anybody else had a lease and they didn’t violate the terms and conditions would they give up their home? Of course not, and it’s no different in this case, and just because he’s a prince doesn’t count him out, it’s all about the legality of a document.
Prince William and his family have clearly no shortage of places to live, they have their pick and Prince Andrew should be left alone.
As long as the bills are paid there’s no reason why Prince Andrew shouldn’t be allowed to stay there, and besides once Prince William becomes king after his father’s death, William, Kate and family will likely live at Buckingham Palace. So, for the time being, they can remain where they are, which is a smaller property, where their children can have a more normal life because believe me once William becomes king, life for those children will alter dramatically.
However, due to our dire economic crisis, all the royals should be downgraded, and there’s no reason these royals need to be taxpayer funded. Turf them out and open up these historical sites to the public and tourists, and let the royals be self-sufficient like the rest of us!
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