Do you think Prince Andrew should be made to leave Royal Lodge?

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Another (trashy) article in the press today saying Andrew needs to downsize out of Royal Lodge and make way for Wills & co.

Apparently he doesn't have the fund for its upkeep, it's falling in to disrepair.

W & C obviously could make better use of it.

He's been there 30 years so I can understand he doesn't want to move out of essentially his family home. My own view is he should be in deepest darkest nowhere, but wondered what others thought.

Is there any reason at all to leave him be?

Well they can't blame this one on Harry, although I'm sure they'll find a way

No "they" won't.

You again? Lol I thought I'd left you camped out in the Meghan hate thread, hmmmm interesting to see, so you're not glued solely to hrh the duchess of Sussex, Meghan threads then?

Anyway thoughts on Andrew being evicted?

Afternoon! You know me, I'm not rude or personal, so I won't lower myself to respond to your remarks! I thought you had previously noted my respectful attitude.
My thoughts on Andrew? He should be in prison, but sadly he's not. He's absolutely vile and I'm happy to see him evicted, but sadly he'll probably land on his feet.

Surely Andrew can get up a ladder and paint it himself, he’s got bugger all else to do with his time.

Yes, apparently he hasn’t abided by the lease obligations, but I thinks it’s an exaggeration by the OP / press to state it’s falling into disrepair. He spent £7m + (of someone’s money) renovating it when he moved in 20 years ago, and it’s clearly been maintained since - £220k is reported to have been spent on the roof last year. Failure to adhere to the maintenance terms is unlikely to lead to a forfeit of the lease anyway…just a potential big bill at the end.

The issue is he has no income and is reliant on the King and his ex wife (who also lives there) to support his lifestyle. Without them he can’t afford to live there, and while the Queen was happy to support her ‘favourite’ son I am not sure his older brother will be so willing, at least, not indefinitely!!

Quite. He must have learned a few practical skills in the Navy.

I don’t care where he lives, but if he has a lease then he’s entitled to stay where he is.
I don’t like him or his past lifestyle and friends but he isn’t Stalin.

@mrsdineen2 no one in the UK is a "subject" of Andrew, loyal or otherwise.

Technically, people in the UK are subjects of the monarch - the monarch is the reigning king or queen, so now that is Charles.

Most people in the UK are no more "loyal" to, or in any way "appointed" the monarchy & the Royal family anymore than someone in your own country, presumably, lives under a head of state which they did not vote for.

It doesn't show you in a flattering light to uniformly mock & show contempt to people living in a country with a monarchy simply because of where they were born.

She wasn't under age.

Charles should just put up a standard security system ( arm the house when you leave, some panic buttons), etc. Andrew doesn't need anything fancy.

Charles did stop funding Andrew's yoga instructor:

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/uk-news/king-charles-refuses-pay-prince-29435765?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

I think they have plenty of other properties each of them why are they fighting over this one? If his mother promised him he'd be able to stay in it why is KC changing tact now, the late Queen would not be happy

As I understand it, Andrew's got a lease on this one and doesn't want to move out.
I suspect, as pp have said, Charles has had enough of him and wants rid, but it's not that easy.
Other posters upthread seem well informed and have more detail on this.

Just to add to that I think prince Andrew is a piece of work

Apparently he can't afford to maintain it so he should leave. I think he thinks Charles will eventually give in. I really hope he doesn't.

Yes, I wonder if it's a bit of a stand off.

I believe one of their sleazy rich friends bought it. Neither of them have or have ever had jobs, they're bankrolled by other people.

You'd think mummy would have made provision, left him a bungalow in Woking or something.

A flat above the Pizza Hut!

No, because William gets all his funding now from the Duchy of Cornwall.

What? who says this? He has the Duchy of Cornwall.

He has a lease but he's not complying with it - according to the lease he has to pay for the upkeep of the building and he is not doing it.

And there is a big age gap between them, 14 years? or am I getting confused with Edward. Maybe TEN so I think Andrew's plan is to wait until he outlives Charles and then he'll be so old himself that it would be spun as cruelty

Charles did stop funding Andrew's yoga instructor

Meghan does yoga doesn’t she?

Perhaps she can throw a few respectful shapes his way.

I'm sure fantastic services can do him a very good deal.