Prince Andrew plans to reject any efforts to evict him from the royal residence following the high-profile Jeffrey Epstein document destruction scandal, according to a new report.
The disgraced Duke of York has vowed to resist any attempts by his brother Charles III to force him out of the 30-room Royal Lodge in Windsor, which he now shares with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson. It has been reported.
The 63-year-old royal and his ex-wife are not “going anywhere”, a source close to Andrew said. He said this in an interview with the Mirror.
“The King can't force him out. He has a cast iron lease and he's absolutely going to honor it,” the source said, adding that Andrew signed the Windsor Castle grounds in 2003. He mentioned the 75-year lease agreement.
Even after Prince Charles reportedly offered Prince Andrew the four-bedroom Frogmore Cottage, nearby Harry and Meghan's former home, other allies of Prince Andrew She said the prince was adamant he had no intention of moving.
According to multiple reports, the king has decided to move his scandal-scarred brother into a smaller house and to provide security for his mansion because his name appears in a recently unsealed pile of Epstein-related documents. The company is reportedly considering cutting off its funding.
Andrew's name was filed after Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre settled a defamation lawsuit she filed in 2015 against Epstein's late pedophile madam, Ghislaine Maxwell. It was included in dozens of court documents.
The Duke of York is also accused of sexually abusing Giuffre when she was 17, although he has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
According to documents and Epstein's former butler, Andrew frequently stayed at Epstein's Florida mansion and enjoyed “daily massages.”
“Prince Andrew spent several weeks with us” in the guest bedroom, known as the “Blue Room,” said Juan Alessi, Epstein's butler from 1991 to 2002, according to the documents. .
Responding to the latest claims, the Metropolitan Police said: “No investigation has been launched. If new relevant information is brought to our attention, we will assess it.”
A source close to the royal family told the Mirror that the royal family spent more than 7.5 million pounds ($9.5 million) renovating the vast mansion and is still owed more than $2 million in repairs. .
