Andrew, Sarah & a Royal Lodge question

[MoondustandFairies]

Following some of the news stories about Andrew relinquishing Titles & a more local news story saying that he & his ex wife will continue to live in the Royal Lodge makes me wonder how that can be funded. Can they be made to leave if they can't pay?

It has 7 - or 12? - bedrooms so I expect it requires a bit of mopping & dusting each week - so do A & S also employ staff to maintain the property.

Not sure how old they both are either, maybe close to retirement?? but how do they fund a lifestyle without being propped up by the RF. Which prob won't please William too.
Just my tuppence worth question wondering how non working ex Royals with no marketable skills will pay staff wages & buy groceries.

None of you are Spartacus, because i am!

That all sounds broadly correct to me, Baital, but really the post I was responding to was one saying that it's up to parliament to decide on legislation rather than the RF - and while I agree with that it's not what the government spokesperson recently said

I was thinking more along the claims of C3 (and W) apparently being obliged to charge market rent on their private estates with a commercial imperative while staying silent on handing back the very ample millions skimmed from public bodies and charities.

We can only assume their hands are inexplicably tied on that too.

I think someone linked, on another thread about finances, to an article that said there are very strict rules about what they can and cannot do. Most of them iirc were about making sure profits went back into the Duchies. But i can't remember details. I'm betting they could be changed but that it would be a fairly long process and there doesn't seem to be political will.

I think someone linked, on another thread about finances, to an article that said there are very strict rules about what they can and cannot do

There are also strict rules about flogging honours and citizenship, @MrsLeonFarrell, but it didn't stop Fawcett doing exactly that

Of course we were told that was something else Charles knew nothing about, but to borrow an old quote "Well he would say that wouldn't he?"

I'm not prepared to call Charles a liar on that, although i do think he is overly loyal and needs to stop trusting people who are proven dodgy.

Having said that, one change Id like to see is politicians behaving as if we have a constitutional monarchy. At the moment they do tend to be a bit pathetic.

It hasn't stopped elected politicians either, unfortunately.

Michelle Mone?
Charlotte Owen?

Anyone in a position of power can abuse that power. And nobody seems to be able to prevent it.

I thought Michelle Mone was appointed to the House of Lords, what was she elected to?

Appointed and given contracts by elected politicians.