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‘Selfish’ Prince Andrew has NO respect for Charles after letting his ‘free’ house ROT – he has to go, royal expert says
If Andrew agrees to go, it looks like an admission of guilt, experts say
KING Charles is "trying to push Andrew out" of Royal Lodge but the "obstinate" Duke "refuses to go".
Disgraced Prince Andrew has been cut off from his yearly allowance and now King Charles wants him evicted, according to royal experts.
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Pressure has been mounting for His Majesty to kick the Duke out of Royal Lodge and see him move into Harry and Meghan's former home, Frogmore Cottage.
King Charles, 75, has now officially instructed his Keeper of the Privy Purse to stop the flow of cash to his shamed younger brother, according to royal author Robert Hardman.
The Monarch laid off Andrew's ten-strong private security detail in August this year and the dad-of-two hasn't received an income since becoming embroiled in sex allegations over his long-standing friendship with late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Now images have surfaced that appear to show the Royal Lodge is going to ruin as his money problems pile up.
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The 31-bed Royal Lodge appears in disrepair with cracks and black mould over the exterior walls.
Prince Andrew, 64, spent an estimated £7million on repairs when he took on the property lease in 2003 following the death of the Queen Mother.
But now crumbling paintwork can be seen on outbuildings and the gatehouse.
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The disgraced Duke of York, 64, lives on the sprawling Windsor estate despite stepping back from public-facing duties nearly five years ago.
With pressures mounting to kick Andrew out of Royal Lodge and into a smaller residence, expert Hugo Vickers said an ideal situation would be if he volunteered to relocate.
But by doing so, shamed Andrew would be giving up his 75-year lease on the place - which experts argue would only be forfeited if he had a guilty conscience having long been linked to Epstein.
Hugo told The Sun: "I think we must all accept that he is not wanted for any public duties.
"If you were running a charity you wouldn't be asking Prince Andrew to come and be your guest of honour. So nobody wants him in a public way.
"So there he is living at Royal Lodge, playing golf, seeing his children and grandchildren and riding in the park and it is expensive.
"The ideal situation would of course be that Andrew would volunteer to down-size and move somewhere else.
"What I think he feels is that if he moves out of Royal Lodge it's somehow publicly accepting guilt for which he has not been proved.
"Nevertheless it's an expensive lifestyle."
"It does indeed look as though he's just holding the fort and refusing to do the repairs, refusing to go, and probably can't afford to do them, anyway.
"I suspect the king does realise that he has to take care of his brother. But I'm wondering whether perhaps the Queen left Prince Andrew enough money to see him by.
"I don't think that the King is is being vindictive to his brother, I don't think that's the intention.
But I think it's also fair to say that they're not naturally the closest of brothers.
"If Prince Andrew proves to be obstinate and refuses to go then I imagine things will get worse.
"He would do himself a great favor if he found an honorable way of moving somewhere else.
"Frogmore Cottage is not exactly tiny, and it would be ideal, since it's within the security boundary, and also what he spends most of his time doing these days is riding in the park, it would make perfect sense.
"There's nothing to stop the King actually commanding that he should leave Royal Lodge.
"He has a lease, but then the lease is a Crown estate lease, and these things can be changed, and so I hope it won't come to that to be quite honest, but it could do."
It comes after a source claimed: "The duke is no longer a financial burden on the King."
The update was revealed in Hardman’s biography, Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story.
Hardman claimed the late Queen would have reluctantly booted Andrew out of Royal Lodge and into the smaller Frogmore Cottage nearby if she were still alive.
As part of his Royal Lodge lease, Andrew must maintain the upkeep of the mansion - valued on the open market at £30million — which he shares with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
It boasts 40 hectares of woods and manicured lawns.
Sentry posts guard the grounds which include eight cottages and accommodation for police and security.
Andrew has so far resisted eviction efforts, citing his lease agreement, and rejected downsizing at Frogmore Cottage.
We previously revealed how 19th-century Grade-II listed gem needs extensive repairs, costing £400,000 a year.
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Royal expert Hugo Vickers told The Sun: "The problem with Royal Lodge, and Prince Andrew is, of course, that he's been cut off from everything else that he does.
"He's not going to take part in public life anymore. He is included in certain family occasions and things like that.
"It's his home. And what else are they going to do to him? And if he agrees to go, it looks like an admission of guilt, which he isn't prepared to do.
"On the other hand, seeing these pictures of Royal Lodge in a state of terrible disrepair that doesn't look good, and it does seem the King wants him out of Royal Lodge and wants him to be housed somewhere less grand.
"It does look to me as though they're trying to push him out, and if he can't repair it, and he can't afford to repair it he will obviously have to go at some point simple as that.
"What would be nice would be if he actually made that decision himself, that would be the dignified way of doing it.
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The disgraced Duke of York, 64, is under new pressure to quit his Royal Lodge home after the King laid off its ten-strong security team last week.
Charles, 75, has told the details they are no longer needed from the autumn.
Andrew currently resides at the Windsor Great Park lodging in Berkshire, which boasts 30 rooms, a swimming pool and large grounds.
But he has refused to vacate the Royal Lodge despite reports suggesting King Charles wants him to move to Frogmore Cottage.
Speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, writer and broadcaster Robert Jobson claimed that long-standing controversy surrounding the Duke has been an "absolute disaster" for the royal family.
"It's just one of the worst things that could happen, that's why he's not a working royal."
Jobson then suggested that King Charles is likely to just want Andrew out of the picture, wherever that may be.
And the expert claimed that Andrew will probably have to accept that he will "have to leave Royal Lodge" in the future.
He added: "It needs a lot of static security, it's not really a lodge, it's a palace, and it's too big for him to live in.
"The reality is that he can't really afford it.
"And long term what's the point what is he trying to achieve? Charles is now the King, William is the next in line.
"Andrew isn't even a working royal anymore, he can't go around saying he's the Queen's son, he's just not that important anymore.
"I think if the King is generous to offer him another place to live he should take it."
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