King Charles has fired the safety workforce stationed at Prince Andrew’s longtime lavish mansion because the disgraced royal reportedly refused to “downsize” from the property.
Charles informed the ten-man element at Royal Lodge that their contracts wouldn’t be renewed in October on the 31-room property, the Solar reported.
“They are all working the final weeks of their contract till the end of October. It’s not thought anyone is being lined up to replace them,” a palace inside informed the outlet.
“Everyone is speculating this means the Duke will have to leave the Royal Lodge because what other reason could there be to take his security away?”
The disgraced Duke of York, 64, has lived on the $38 million Royal Lodge, situated on the grounds of Windsor Fortress, since 2004 after he signed a 75-year lease settlement the earlier 12 months.
Andrew has confronted eviction from the royal dwelling since his friendship with the late pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein got here to mild in 2019.
He has additionally been neglecting funds to keep up the property — which requires an annual $503,000 per 12 months for maintenance, Us Weekly reported in Might.
The 75-year-old monarch has been paying the non-public safety at Andrew’s dwelling since his $3.8 million Met Police safety was eliminated when he was stripped of his royal roles by his late mom Queen Elizabeth II.
The King has been paying his youthful brother $5.1 million a 12 months to maintain him afloat.
“It isn’t a secret that the King wants him out,” the insider informed the Solar.
The Queen had summoned her third little one to Windsor Fortress in Jan. 2022 as Andrew was within the midst of his intercourse abuse case within the US.
The safety layoff comes within the wake of studies suggesting Andrew has reportedly refused to vacate the Royal Lodge for the smaller Frogmore Cottage, the residence that his nephew Prince Harry was pressured to depart in June 2023.
Andrew traveled to Scotland on Friday to hitch his brother and the remainder of the royal household at Balmoral Fortress.
He shall be joined by his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, and grandchildren on the Scottish property, Specific.co.uk reported.
Lacking from the official visitor listing have been Prince Harry and his spouse Megan Markle.
Andrew has been described as a “recluse,” barely leaving Royal Lodge since December.
“Andrew has hardly left Royal Lodge since Christmas so he’s very much looking forward to getting away with the rest of the family at Balmoral,” a supply informed the outlet.
“The King is keen for it to be a happy family occasion which will see members of the family come together for just over a week to discuss plans for the future and to unwind.”
