Prince Andrew to pay costs or move out of Windsor mansion

The Duke of York will have to pay his own costs for the upkeep and security of the Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor if he is to remain living there, the BBC understands.

Substantial subsidies from King Charles III and the Royal Family are not going to be available indefinitely for his accommodation in the 30-room house in Windsor Great Park.
Prince Andrew has a lease with the Crown Estate to stay in the house until 2078.
But it’s suggested he has to be self-financing if he wants to fulfil the requirements to keep up the maintenance of the 19th Century listed building.

The pressure to move Prince Andrew, who lives in the house with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, has been called the “Siege of Royal Lodge”.
And the sense of a prince under siege is likely to increase with a new Amazon film to be released next week about his 2019 Newsnight interview, which will re-ignite questions about his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
However sources suggest that moving out of Royal Lodge – perhaps to a smaller property such as Frogmore Cottage once used by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – is about long-term financial pragmatism rather than family disagreements.
It’s said that with Prince Andrew in his sixties there will be a plan needed for affordable accommodation for him in the future, not just now but in 10 or 20 years.
If he can privately fund the high costs of the maintenance and the security for a building on the grand scale of Royal Lodge, then he can remain, but if not then it seems that he will need to consider living elsewhere, as the current financial support from the King is not going to continue.