By Molly Claire Goddard
11:37am PST, Dec 11, 2025
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor might have to beg
King Charles III for money the rest of his life. After being stripped of his titles and evicted from Royal Lodge over his friendship with
Jeffrey Epstein, the former Duke of York will reportedly have to succumb to an embarrassing financial arrangement.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was set to receive more than $600K in exchange for ending his 75-year lease for Royal Lodge early. However, the funds will now likely go toward repairing the estate. "Palace Confidential" podcast host
Jo Elvin said the loss of the extra funds puts the former duke in the "humiliating" position of having to rely on an "allowance" from his brother, King Charles III.
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Royal expert Richard Eden pointed out that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is now at King Charles III's mercy. "I think all of us would miss half a million pounds. Remember in the future he is going to be dependent on the king's generosity. He's going to be living at the king's private estate, Sandringham, and given an allowance by his brother the king," Eden said, adding that it would've been "nice for him to have a bit of [his] own pocket money."
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With a scandal plaguing his life that inhibits any future income prospects, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will have to accept the situation. "We don't know where he's getting his other sources of income from, and it sounds like he might have no choice," Daily Mail royal editor Rebecca English said.
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Rebecca English also pointed out how Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's failure to maintain Royal Lodge hurt him in the end. "The suggestion is that the entire half a million pounds that he could have got back for having to leave his lease early could be swallowed up by the repairs," she explained. "The truth is we don't entirely know yet because he's still living there and they're trying to assess it while he's there. They almost probably need him to move out before the surveyors can go around and have a proper look."
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No more taxpayer money will be spent on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. "If [the funds] were to be swallowed up [for the repairs], it would be quite a happy solution because no one — not King Charles III, not the crown, not the state or anyone — wants to see public money being paid to Andrew because that would not be a good look," Rebecca English said.
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A spokesperson for the Crown Estate confirmed they aren't sure of the final cost for the repairs. "Our initial assessment is that while the extent of end of tenancy dilapidations and repairs required are not out of keeping with a tenancy of this duration, they will mean in all likelihood that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not be owed any compensation for early surrender of the lease, once dilapidations are taken into account," they said in
a statement. "Before this position can be fully validated, however, a full and thorough assessment must be undertaken post-occupation by an expert in dilapidation."
