Prince Andrew is potentially getting himself in trouble once again with his brother King Charles.
The Duke of York was responsible to the upkeep of his 20-bedroom Royal Lodge but he is not able to meet the whopping £400,000-a-year expense of his home, per Royal expert Ingrid Seward, editor in chief of Majesty magazine.
She shared that Andrew “has a clear responsibility for the upkeep of the Royal Lodge estate, which is certainly not happening.”
“The state of the residence will be of great concern to the King after everything that has gone on and been discussed in regards to the house,” she continued. “Prince Andrew was told he must take charge of the necessary renovations or he will have no cause to stay in the house.”
The disgraced royal was previously in an alleged scuffle between his brother, as he had plans to evict him from the Royal Lodge and move into Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s previous UK residence, Frogmore Cottage.
Charles agreed to let Andrew stay only if he is able to afford the upkeep. However, in recent images of the residence, the Lodge is crumbling with worsening cracks to brickwork and paint peeling from an exterior building.
“There is no doubt the King will be alarmed at the true state of the residence after the duke assured him everything was in hand.” Seward said.
“The reason Charles has the problems with Andrew is because of Andrew’s inflated sense of self-importance, which is why he feels he should be living in a palace or somewhere similar.”
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