Prince Andrew demands compensation in Royal Lodge departure negotiations: expert

Prince Andrew is not leaving his mansion and not using a battle.

The sun reported that the disgraced royal has agreed to vacate his 30-room Royal Lodge regardless of his lease, which runs till 2078. Nevertheless, the previous Duke of York is reportedly claiming Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s former British residence, Frogmore Cottage, and Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Adelaide Cottage for his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.

Fox Information Digital contacted Buckingham Palace and a spokesperson for the 66-year-old Ferguson for remark.

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On October 27, The Solar printed a report claiming that Prince Andrew is demanding two royal homes as a part of his exit deal. (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Photos)

“He’s fully oblivious to actuality and has a horrible, entitled angle,” he says. British royals expert Hilary Fordwich informed Fox Information Digital. ‘He would not care in regards to the longevity of the monarchy, in any other case he would not have endangered it within the first place. He would not have put his personal mom in such a place. He would simply take it simple.”

In response to the outlet, it was Andrew who made the deal. The prince and his ex-wife have lived at Royal Lodge since 2008, regardless of their divorce in 1996.

Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson dwell in Royal Lodge. (Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Photos)

“Frogmore Cottage is simply too small for each of them, and Adelaide Cottage is simply across the nook, to allow them to see one another each time they need,” a supply informed the outlet.

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“Nobody is aware of precisely how issues will finish within the palace but,” a pal of the ex-Yorks additionally informed the outlet.

Neither property would want renovations and taxpayers wouldn’t should pay extra for safety, the outlet mentioned. Talks are mentioned to proceed, notably over how a lot lease Andrew and Ferguson could be charged. People magazine reported that there have been days of ‘intense negotiations’ over calls for that Andrew depart Royal Lodge, the place he has lived since 2003.

“Discussions are nonetheless ongoing,” a supply near the proceedings mentioned.

Prince Andrew (left) and his brother, King Charles III, depart after a requiem mass for the late Katharine, Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral in London on September 16, 2025. The Solar reported on October 27 that Andrew is demanding compensation from the monarch, who’s looking for remedy for an undisclosed type of most cancers. (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP by way of Getty Photos)

“Prince Andrew needs undisclosed compensation from King Charles for all renovation prices at Royal Lodge, that are reportedly within the hundreds of thousands,” royal knowledgeable Ian Pelham Turner claimed to Fox Information Digital.

“He additionally needs respect and assist for his two daughters to allow them to proceed their royal work and charity initiatives,” Turner claims. ‘He additionally needs a monetary settlement for Sarah Ferguson, who additionally contributed to the renovation of Royal Lodge. I may think about that he needs to proceed his personal enterprise. [personal] enterprise actions with none additional interference or involvement with the royal household.”

The Prince and Princess of Wales are seen taking their kids to highschool on September 7, 2022 in Bracknell, England. The household will depart Adelaide Cottage subsequent month. (Jonathan Brady – Pool/Getty Photos)

“The royal household has it of their energy to comply with all this,” he famous. “Prince William will desire a watertight settlement that Andrew can’t fall again on.”

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The doorway gates and gatehouse of Royal Lodge are seen in Windsor Nice Park on October 25, 2025 in Windsor, England. (Peter Nicholls/Getty Photos)

Royal knowledgeable Richard Fitzwilliams beforehand informed Fox Information Digital that the 76-year-old king, who’s looking for remedy for an undisclosed type of most cancers, has lengthy needed his youthful brother to downsize. Nevertheless, Andrew had refused to budge, citing his long-term lease. The Prince and Princess of Wales will depart Adelaide Cottage subsequent month and transfer to Forest Lodge.

On October 17, Andrew introduced that he was renouncing his Duke of York title and different honors following renewed investigation into his friendship with the late intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein. In an announcement from Buckingham Palace, the monarch’s youthful brother mentioned: “The continued allegations about me are a distraction from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Household.”

Prince Andrew introduced earlier this month that he is not going to use his Duke of York title. (Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Photos)

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“With His Majesty’s settlement, we consider that I have to now go one step additional. I’ll due to this fact now not use my title or the honour bestowed upon me. As I’ve beforehand mentioned, I vehemently deny the allegations towards me.”

A view of Frogmore Cottage, the previous residence of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (GOR/Getty Photos)

Amid the announcement, The Times UK found that Andrew has lived rent-free in his 30-room Royal Lodge residence in Windsor for greater than 20 years. The outlet, which obtained a duplicate of the leasehold settlement for Royal Lodge, reported that Andrew had paid £1 million for the lease, plus at the least £7.5 million for renovations accomplished in 2005. He has paid “one peppercorn (if requested)” in lease per 12 months since 2003.

If Andrew have been to terminate his lease early, the British newspaper reported that the crown property would owe him a “compensation quantity” of roughly £185,865 per 12 months – a complete of greater than £557,595 – till the 25-year settlement expires in 2028.

The outlet beforehand reported that Andrew had raised sufficient cash to dwell in Royal Lodge. The prince’s funds have been accepted by the Keeper of the Privy Purse as coming from ‘reputable sources’.

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Riders are seen close to Royal Lodge in Windsor Nice Park on October 25, 2025. Prince Andrew has come beneath elevated scrutiny following the publication of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir ‘No one’s Lady’, by which the prince is accused of sexual abuse. (Peter Nicholls/Getty Photos)

The property is reportedly value $38 million.

Final 12 months, Mail on Sunday editor-in-chief Charlotte Griffiths claimed that King Charles was the key supply who paid Andrew’s lease, permitting him to remain in his palatial residence on the Royal Lodge. Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty journal and creator of “My Mom and I,” agreed with Griffiths’ scoop. Buckingham Palace didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark on the time.

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Andrew stepped again from public life in 2019 on account of his affiliation with Epstein, regardless of his denials of wrongdoing. His newest announcement got here days after Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s posthumous memoir was printed on October 21. The 41-year-old, who died in April, claimed she was trafficked by Epstein and had intercourse with Andrew, 65, when she was 17.

Virginia Giuffre holds a photograph of herself as an adolescent, by which she claims she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein. (Emily Michot/Miami Herald/Tribune Information Service by way of Getty Photos)

Emails additionally emerged allegedly displaying that Andrew remained in touch with Epstein for longer than he beforehand admitted.

In 2021, Giuffre sued Andrew, who denied her claims and mentioned he didn’t bear in mind assembly her. The case was settled in 2022 for an undisclosed quantity. In response to court docket paperwork, the prince acknowledged that Giuffre was “a longtime sufferer of abuse.”

An individual holds the e-book “No one’s Lady” by Virginia Roberts Giuffre on October 21, 2025 in the UK. (NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP by way of Getty Photos)

Formally stripping Andrew of his royal titles would require an act of Parliament. Though Andrew will now not be known as the Duke of York, he’ll stay a prince as he’s the son of the late queen. His title Royal Highness has been inactive since 2019. Buckingham Palace and the British authorities are beneath intense stress to formally strip Andrew of his royal titles and lavish residence.

“No one’s Lady” by Virginia Roberts Giuffre opens on October 21, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. (Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu by way of Getty Photos)

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A pal of Andrew informed The Solar that he’s “keen to go away Royal Lodge” however “these are his calls for.”

“He’s sensible and is aware of the writing is on the wall and his time at Royal Lodge is over.”

Christina Dugan Ramirez of Fox Information Digital contributed to this report.