As the oft-cited 'favourite' child of , it was no surprise when, in 2003, the late monarch granted Prince Andrew a 75-year lease to Royal Lodge, for which he agreed to pay £250 a week and maintain the vast property.
However, claims emerged last year that Andrew, 64, could not meet the £400,000-a-year upkeep of the sprawling property, which is thought to be worth £30million. And now, according to , is thought to be withdrawing private funding for security at the home (believed to cost around £3million a year).
This means that unless the 64-year-old can generate the major financial resources to pay for the significant repairs the property needs, as well as foot the security bill, his armed guard unit will step down at the end of their 10-year contract in October.
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