King Charles Might 'Deny' Andrew Most of His $726K Compensation for Leaving Royal Lodge

After the Palace announced that Andrew would vacate Royal Lodge, sources alleged King Charles had paid him a hefty sum to leave the estate.

King Charles stripped his brother of all his remaining titles after fresh revelations about Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's ties to Jeffrey Epstein surfaced. On October 30, a carefully worded Palace statement confirmed that Mountbatten Windsor would also vacate Royal Lodge in the wake of mounting public criticism. Soon after, friends of the former Prince claimed that the King had paid him a hefty sum to leave the estate. However, according to a new report, the disgraced royal will likely not receive the rumored $726,000 compensation from Charles.

According to the Daily Mail, Mountbatten Windsor's 'cast-iron' Royal Lodge lease ensured he would receive a substantial payout from the Crown Estate. However, a Palace source revealed that 'a lot of work needs doing' at Royal Lodge, and the cost of repairs would likely impact his final compensation amount. Despite him overstepping many boundaries, the former Prince will reportedly receive a six-figure payment to cover his relocation, along with an annual stipend funded by Charles to prevent him from 'overspending in his new life as a commoner.' The payment, insiders suggest, will amount to several times his $25,400-a-year Navy pension. It is understood that Charles will avoid using his Duchy of Lancaster income, instead resorting to his private funds.

The new report will likely calm critics, after public fury ignited when friends of Mountbatten Windsor revealed last week that he had been paid millions to vacate the royal property and move to the Sandringham estate. A close confidante told The Daily Beast that Mountbatten Windsor reportedly made it clear that giving up Royal Lodge would require 'financial recompense.' The lease had '50 years remaining' and was considered part of his daughters' inheritance. They said, "In this country, you can’t seize people’s assets. Charles was always going to have to pay him off — and he's done what he should have done in the first place." Another friend of the Yorks, who has long shared the residence with him, spilled, "The pension is handsome."

Although Buckingham Palace did not comment on the alleged payout, leaked documents confirmed that Charles will privately fund Mountbatten Windsor's next residence, likely to be the late Prince Philip's private property on the Sandringham estate.

The estate, The Daily Beast reported, has a reputation for being haunted, with staff and visitors claiming scary noises, cold drafts, and ghostly footsteps. Some have also reported that the library, servants' quarters, and older corridors are particularly eerie, especially around Christmas.