'Embarrassing' Andrew told to leave Royal Lodge as pressure mounts on disgraced prince

Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 21/10/2025

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The disgraced royal has been paying merely a symbolic annual fee for his 30-room Windsor residence for more than two decades

Robert Jenrick, the Shadow Justice Secretary, has demanded that Prince Andrew vacate Royal Lodge.

The Conservative MP also called for the disgraced royal to support himself financially.


Jenrick told the BBC: "It's about time Prince Andrew took himself off to live in private and make his own way in life.

"He has disgraced himself, he has embarrassed the Royal Family time and again. I don't see why the taxpayer, frankly, should continue to foot the bill at all. The public are sick of him."

Prince Andrew

On Monday, it was revealed that the royal has been paying merely a symbolic annual fee for his 30-room Windsor residence for more than two decades.

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When questioned about whether the prince should depart Royal Lodge, Mr Jenrick responded: "I don't think the taxpayer in any way should be footing the bill for him to live in luxury homes ever again."

On Monday, it was revealed that the royal has been paying merely a symbolic annual fee for his 30-room Windsor residence for more than two decades.

The lease arrangement specifies payment of "one peppercorn" yearly, "if demanded", which is how Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, with whom he lives, have managed to retain the substantial property.

This nominal payment structure has sparked concerns about potential income denied to public coffers.

Robert Jenrick

Robert Jenrick, the Shadow Justice Secretary, has demanded that Prince Andrew vacate Royal Lodge.

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Revenue generated by the Crown Estate, which manages royal properties and land, flows directly to the Treasury to support national finances.

The rent arrangement has intensified scrutiny over whether taxpayers are missing out on substantial income that could have been generated from the royal residence.

The Liberal Democrats have demanded that Andrew reimburse taxpayers for the rental income foregone at Royal Lodge throughout the past twenty years.

Additionally, Labour’s Dame Meg Hillier has suggested that committees could investigate how the Crown Estate has managed the prince's residential arrangements.

Prince Andrew

The lease arrangement specifies payment of "one peppercorn" yearly, "if demanded", which is how Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, with whom he lives, have managed to retain the substantial property.

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Records indicate that the prince entered into a 75-year lease for the property in 2003, making an initial payment of £1m.

According to a National Audit Office report, he was additionally obligated to contribute £7.5m towards renovations that were finalised in 2005.

The lease documentation reveals that should the prince surrender the property, the Crown Estate would owe him approximately £558,000.

He would receive annual payments of £185,865 until 2028, marking the agreement's 25th year.