King pays Andrew's £1.5m repair bill on Royal Lodge
King Charles has paid a £1.5 million repair bill for the Royal Lodge, the former residence of his brother, Prince Andrew. The payment settles outstanding dilapidation costs owed to the Crown Estate following Andrew's departure from the property.
Why it matters
The financial arrangement highlights ongoing tensions and public scrutiny surrounding the British Royal Family's private finances and the status of Prince Andrew.
Image source, Getty Images / BBC By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Published 16 minutes ago 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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