King pays Andrew's £1.5m repair bill on Royal Lodge
King Charles has used his private income to pay a £1.5 million repair bill for Prince Andrew's former residence, the Royal Lodge. The payment settles the outstanding dilapidation costs owed to the Crown Estate following the end of Andrew's lease.
Why it matters
The payment highlights the financial entanglements between the British monarchy and the Crown Estate, as well as the ongoing public scrutiny surrounding Prince Andrew.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Getty Images / BBC King Charles has paid Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's £1.5m repair bill that's owed for the poor condition of Mountbatten-Windsor's former home at Royal Lodge in Windsor.
It's understood that the money is coming from the King's private income - and will cover what Andrew owes his former landlords, the Crown Estate, on leaving Royal Lodge.
There was a total £1.8m penalty for the "dilapidations" to Royal Lodge, but that has been reduced by the £300,000 Mountbatten-Windsor would have received for an early surrender of his lease.
The Crown Estate say they have not given any money to Mountbatten-Windsor at the conclusion of his lease and have now received the net £1.5m payment they were owed.
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