Prince Andrew's home falls into disrepair with cracks and mould as duke's '£1m-a-year' allowance axed
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Prince Andrew's home has fallen into disrepair with cracks and mould as the Duke of York's "£1million-a-year" allowance was axed by King Charles, according to new claims.
Crumbling paintwork, cracks, and black mould can be seen on the outside walls at Royal Lodge, where Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret spent much of their childhood.
The shocking state of the Duke of York's 30-room Windsor home comes just days after it emerged King Charles had severed his younger brother's annual personal allowance, believed to be £1million.
Andrew, 64, who now lives in the £30million property with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, signed a 75-year lease with the Crown Estate in 2003, making a £1million initial payment.
Prince Andrew's home falls into disrepair with cracks and mould as duke's '£1m-a-year' allowance axed
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The agreement included a notional rent of £260,000 a year.
Andrew, who stepped down from royal duties in 2019 after the fallout from his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has spent nearly £7million carrying out extensive renovations and repairs to the property.
He has refused King Charles's requests to move into the smaller Frogmore Cottage, the former home of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
An updated biography by royal author Robert Hardman claimed that Charles acted decisively despite the Duke of York's attempts to call the monarch's bluff.
Prince Andrew has lived at Royal Lodge since 2003GettyIn recent weeks, the King Instructed his Keeper of the Privy Purse, the monarchy's finance director, to sever Andrew's annual personal allowance and no longer pay for his seven-figure private security detail.
A source told The Mail: "The duke is no longer a financial burden on the King."
The lease Andrew signed in 2003 states he has a responsibility to "repair, renew, uphold, clean and keep in repair and where necessary rebuild" the home.
This includes repainting its external walls every five years with "two coats of paint" from 2008 and redecorating inside every seven years from 2010.
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Prince Andrew stepped back from royal duties in 2019 GettyThis means the exterior decorating was due to have been completed last year, while the interior work is set to be done this year.
The lease dictated that he must "paint with at least two coats of paint and to paper, polish, decorate and otherwise appropriately treat" the building's interior walls.
Andrew signed the lease, paying £250 a week and agreeing to maintain the vast property.
Claims began to emerge last year that Andrew could not meet the £400,000-a-year upkeep of Royal Lodge.
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