Prince Andrew can finally breathe a long-awaited sigh of relief.
After years of digging his heels in and refusing to leave his sprawling royal residence, the disgraced Duke of York is celebrating “having won the Royal Lodge row,” the Express reports.
According to the outlet, Andrew has been “all smiles” since finding out that his brother, King Charles, has given up trying to evict him a stark contrast to his downcast outings earlier this year. Charles tried his best to get his non-working royal sibling to move to a smaller premises elsewhere to free up the royal home,” the outlet notes.
As for how Andrew, 65, managed to emerge victorious in the fight over the royal digs, the duke presented Charles with “a lease document that states he is legally entitled to stay there,” the outlet adds. The feuding brothers have been locked in a bitter, yearslong spat over the property, located on the grounds of Windsor Castle, since 2019.
The Post has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.
Andrew was poised to leave the Royal Lodge after Charles refused to continue financially carrying his brother’s weight.
However, it sensationally emerged in November that the shunned royal had found a mystery financial backer at the eleventh hour — allowing him to remain at the royal digs.
As a result, Charles responded by removing priceless items from the plush property over maintenance and security concerns.
Andrew has been living off a hefty allowance from the king’s personal wealth for more than six years — ever since he was linked to disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
His weighty list of expenses includes $4 million worth of personal security per year, as well as a regular cash allowance — both of which Charles stopped providing in October 2024.
As a result, Andrew was ordered out of the 31-room property into the smaller Frogmore Cottage — but he refused.
The latter property has been sitting empty since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle handed over the keys in 2023.
King Charles III arrives for a reception for Caithness Communities
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Until recently, the king provided Andrew with a hefty allowance from his personal wealth for more than six years.
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It was previously reported that Charles had tried his all to downsize his scandal-scarred brother so that the Royal Lodge would free up for the Prince and Princess of Wales, as well as their three children.
However, the future king and queen later decided that the property didn’t quite offer what they were looking for, much to Andrew’s relief, as it meant there were no rivals for the home. Prince William and Kate Middleton, for their part, have recently kick-started their search for their next family abode — meaning they are finally ready to bid adieu to Adelaide Cottage. Andrew has resided at the lavish home since 2004. He currently lives there with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. Since finding an anonymous financial backer late last year, Andrew has faced recurring calls from the UK government to reveal the source of his mystery funding.
Exactly where the duke found the cash that enabled him to remain at the property is still unclear, as his only known steady income source is a Royal Navy pension
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Yeah I’d like parliament to look into that mysterious financial backer.
Come on. Edo a multimillionaire in real estate development. He probably gave his FIL money to make his wife happy
Mummy made sure he would have his mansion no matter what.
I don’t understand his relationship with Sarah. Why did they split up?
And the family still acts like Harry is a scrounger!
Whomever’s giving this guy financial backing, it’s not good news.
The headline got it wrong. It should say, Pedo wins fight …
How Donald Trump of Charles to chicken out.
Lol I had no idea Charles was trying to evict Andrew. Don’t we all love drama in the royal family. 🤣 Do the brothers not get along well? Or is it because of the drama with Epstein that Charles wants to distance himself?
Two people REALLY need a 31 room home? Does Sarah pay any rent or upkeep?
I don’t think the living quarters in Buckingham Palace even consists of 31 rooms.
I will never understand why Andrew is vilified, and Trump is elected
The only place he should be is jail.
This was never happening. I’m not sure why people pretended it was a thing, but we knew this years ago.
I don’t think for one second that this was anything more than lip service from Charles. They are probably all friends with the “mystery financial backer”.
Honestly if I were William and Catherine, I wouldn’t want to be in a home recently vacated by Andrew. The guy gives me the creeps.
He’s an embarrassment to the royals as a family and an institution.
Pretty sure man won months ago (if it’s even true Charles wanted him out)
I said a few years ago the eviction would never happen. It was for the public and press only. Charles was never serious about this.
And even I know that Andrew has been making frequent trips to the Middle East. I am sure Charles knows who the financial backer is.
Great. Add squatter to his list of “unsavory” characteristics.
Pretty sure there was never a fight, since Andrew has a 70 year lease & he is 20 years into it. Another lie paid for by the Duchy of Cornwall* via Wailing Wilty!
Human garbage dump that the family still includes. I feel sorry for his girls.
Atleast, the Queen was a better parent, making sure all her 4 kids have good lavish houses with iron clad deals, whereas Charles with only 2 children didn’t do anything. I’m sure he was more occupied with Camilly.
I mean the facts are there for everyone to know —- till Harry got married there was never a thought on where he would stay. It’s like Harry was never given importance, since the beginning.
I bet they start slowly phasing Andrew back into public life. They probably think well if an Epstein list member can be POTUS, they can surely be a working royal…
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