Prince Andrew accused of neglecting Royal Lodge amid King Charles row
The duke has no royal duties to perform
Prince Andrew is accused of “letting Royal Lodge rot” amid a heated dispute over his residency ,according to commentator Lizzie Cundy.
Reports suggest that King Charles is actively seeking ways to remove his younger brother from the 31-room estate.
One recent action, according to sources, involved dismissing the property’s 10-man security team to increase pressure on the Duke of York. Despite the ongoing conflict, Cundy claims that Andrew is failing to maintain the property’s condition adequately.
“He is letting this place – it has 30-odd bedrooms, and he is letting it go to ruin”, she told Nana Akua on GB News.
“The conditions attached to the lease are that you have to paint it every five years and so on, he hasn’t done that.
“Even if there is a lease you have, he is not reaching the requirements. Royal Lodge is going to rot.
“If you look from the outside, it’s all chipped. Paint from the bricks is falling off and it costs £400,000 for the year for the upkeep.
“It’s a lot of money. Andrew is out of favour and it cannot work. He really is in trouble, but he will not leave.”
Andrew is understood to have told the King that he is intent on ‘seeing out’ the 55 years left on a lease he signed at the £30 million mansion two decades ago.
He has been advised to relocate to the nearby Frogmore Cottage, which is currently empty following its previous occupancy by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Since losing his honourary titles and patronages in 2022, the Duke has no official royal responsibilities.
At 64, he is now said to spend his time engaging in hobbies such as golf and horse riding.
A source has claimed Sophie, Prince Edward and Princess Anne are “disappointed” with the monarch’s handling of the feud.
The source told Women’s Day: “Charles does look at the current state of his family with deep concern.
“Everyone, it seems, has issues, whether it be health, financial, legal.
“This situation with Andrew and the Royal Lodge has somewhat divided the family…with Anne, Sophie, and Edward all disappointed in how he’s handled it.
“Then there’s the diabolical situation with his two beloved sons.”
