Prince Andrew will reject any attempt to evict him from his royal mansion following the Jeffrey Epstein document dump, in which his name featured prominently, according to a new report.
The disgraced Duke of York has reportedly vowed to fight any attempt by his brother, King Charles III, to force him out of the 30-bedroom Royal Lodge in Windsor, which he currently shares with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
The 63-year-old royal and his ex-wife are “not going anywhere,” a source close to Andrew said in an interview with The Mirror.
“The King cannot force him to leave. He has a cast-iron lease that he has absolutely every intention of honoring,” the source said, referring to the 75-year lease Andrew signed on the Windsor Castle property in 2003.
Other allies of Andrew said he insisted he would not move, even after Charles reportedly offered him Harry and Meghan’s former home, the nearby four-bedroom Frogmore Cottage.
Prince Andrew will reject any attempt to evict him from his royal mansion, over which he has a “cast iron lease”. REX
The king has considered moving his scandal-scarred younger brother to a smaller home and cutting off his funds for the estate’s security because his name appears in a trove of newly revealed documents related to Epstein, according to multiple reports.
Andrew’s name was among several dozen that appeared in court documents filed in a since-settled defamation lawsuit that Epstein’s accuser, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, filed against the late pedophile’s mistress, Ghislane Maxwell, in 2015.
The Duke of York has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. News Licenses / MEGA
The Duke of York, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, has also been accused of sexually abusing Giuffre when she was 17.
According to the documents and Epstein’s former butler, Andrew enjoyed “daily massages” during his frequent stays at Epstein’s Florida mansion.
Andrew has also reportedly racked up a huge repair bill on the mansion. vmodica
Juan Alessi, Epstein’s butler from 1991 to 2002, said that “Prince Andrew spent weeks with us” in the master guest bedroom, known as the “blue room,” according to the documents.
Responding to the latest claims, the Metropolitan Police said: “No investigation has been launched. If new and relevant information is presented to us, we will evaluate it.”
Sources close to the royal told the Mirror that he has spent more than 7.5 million pounds, or about $9.5 million, renovating the sprawling property, and still owes more than $2 million in repairs.
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