Prince Andrew has reportedly refused to leave the Royal Lodge, despite not being able to afford the upkeep of the property. The news comes as it has been revealed that the King is planning to cut the £250k annual grant, which Queen Elizabeth II bestowed on him.
The Duke of York, who goes by the Earl of Inverness when in Scotland, received the subsidy in order to maintain the 30 room Windsor mansion. King Charles, 74, planned slashing of the grant comes amid cuts to the spending of the Privy Purse after taking control of the £652.8 million fortune following the death of the Queen, reports the Mirror.
The Sun reports that despite the cutbacks, the King has agreed to continue to pay for the Duke's security which is estimated to cost around £3 million per year, after he was stripped of taxpayer-funded armed Met Police guards this year. It comes after Andrew was forced to step down from royal duties after he was accused of historic allegations of sexual abuse, which he continues to deny.
