A commentator has suggested that Prince Andrew should give up Royal Lodge for the sake of his daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, who have “already been stung”.
Outspoken News Corp columnist Angela Mollard made her views clear during a conversation with Sky News Australia regarding the ongoing tense discourse between the Duke of York and King Charles over the residency at the £30million Royal mansion.
It is said that King Charles has been encouraging his sibling to vacate the Windsor Estate residence and find more modest accommodation in the wake of revelations that Andrew struggles with the £400,000 annual upkeep costs. Coinciding with the day an explosive three-part documentary series titled ‘A Very Royal Scandal’ was released examining Andrews controversial 2019 Newsnight interview, as per the Daily Express, Angela and Sky News Australia presenter Gabriella Power dissected some of the dukes infamous interview sound bites.
Gabriella quipped about Andrew’s claim that he “never sweats”, paving the way for Angela to discuss his living arrangements. Angela claimed: “Yes and that he’d been to Pizza Express with his daughter and look; well, I’ve written a piece on the fact that on the back of this coming out today, it really is time that Prince Andrew moved out of Royal Lodge.
“It’s a 30-room house. He really…he’s been offered Frogmore Cottage, which was of course where Meghan and Harry used to live, and my argument is that he has to do it on behalf of his daughters. They’ve already been stung by this.
“If William comes to power. Let’s say Charles is…becomes more sick and William comes to power prematurely while his children are still young, he is going to need his cousins, among them Beatrice and Eugenie, as well as the Tindalls, Zara Tindall, to be alongside him.”
She added: “We saw that at Royal Ascot earlier this year, because Kate was out of action, because the King was out of action, he pulled in his cousins and I think even though the current monarch wants a more slimmed down monarchy, William may well need to have more support in the ranks.”
Andrew signed a 75-year lease on the mansion in 2003, which means Charles doesn’t have the legal grounds to evict his brother. Nonetheless, it’s understood that the King has been keen to cease his financial backing for security at the estate, as per the Scottish Daily Express.
The Duke, who took on the lease in 2004, is reluctant to vacate and is believed to have intended to bequeath the property to his daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie.
In other news, despite the controversial nature of A Very Royal Scandal, allies of Prince Andrew have recently expressed to The Daily Beast their relief that the programme “appears to have sunk without trace”.
Commenting on the new Amazon series, a confidant of King Charles said: “People writing films and books about His Majesty and his family is something he is well used to. He won’t have watched it. It’s water off a duck’s back to him.”