Andrew received up to £2,000 per month from sub-letting, watchdog reports
A public spending watchdog report reveals that Prince Andrew received up to £2,000 per month from sub-letting cottages at Royal Lodge. The committee criticized the lack of oversight regarding these lease arrangements and recommended prohibiting sub-letting in future Crown Estate contracts.
Why it matters
It highlights issues of transparency and financial management within the British Royal Family's property holdings.
Image source, Getty Images / BBC Image caption, MPs investigated Mountbatten-Windsor's lease arrangements at Royal Lodge
Royal correspondent Published 5 minutes ago Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was receiving up to £2,000 per month for sub-letting three cottages at his former home at Royal Lodge, when he didn't have to pay any rent himself, according to the public spending watchdog.
The Public Accounts Committee inquiry into the Crown Estate says the former Prince Andrew did not always rent out all the properties, so it cannot say how much the total might have been over more than 20 years of his time there.
The sub-letting income went to Mountbatten-Windsor, rather than his landlord the Crown Estate.
MPs on the committee have recommended that in future such leases should prohibit sub-letting, unless specifically agreed with the landlord.
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