Prince Andrew has reportedly offered to manage some of the Royal estates, including Queen Elizabeth’s beloved Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, as part of his negotiations to leave his Royal Lodge in Windsor.
According to insiders, Andrew, who was made to stand down from his duties, has been pleading with King Charles for an increased Royal responsibility, stating that he feels “he deserves to still be treated like a senior royal.”
However, Charles has rejected Andrew’s request, telling him “there is no chance of that happening.”
This comes after the King informed all members of the Royal family to expect less money from the Duchy than in the past.
Andrew, who currently pays a state-subsidized £250 a week for his 30-room mansion complete with 98 acres of land and a swimming pool, is reportedly refusing to leave his Windsor residence despite facing funding cuts.
Andrew’s refusal to leave has put the King in a difficult position as the younger brother stands to lose £250,000 a year in funding as part of the shake-up of private Royal finances.
The Duke has already had to sell assets, including a £19 million ski chalet, to cover the costs of settling the sex scandal case with Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein.
With Andrew unwilling or unable to pay the going rate, which is likely to be thousands of pounds per week, Charles has decided to kick the Sussexes out of the five-bedroom Frogmore Cottage and offer the keys to his younger brother, who is resisting.
There are now suggestions that the family’s solution to Andrew potentially losing his home could be to move him into the “nest egg” Fergie purchased as an investment for their daughters, Princess Beatrice, 34, and Princess Eugenie, 32.
However, it remains unclear whether the Duke of York will accept the offer, and Buckingham Palace and the Duke of York have yet to comment.
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