King Charles paid Andrew’s £1.5mil repair bill for former Windsor mansion

King Charles III has privately loaned his disgraced former brother Andrew £1.5 million to cover repair costs at the Royal Lodge, a former residence for the royal family in Windsor. This decision came after the monarch removed Andrew from the property in 2021 due to his association with Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, was stripped of his royal titles and moved to a smaller house on the monarch's Sandringham Estate.

The Crown Estate, a commercial business overseeing royal properties, revealed that Andrew successfully paid £1.8 million to repair the Royal Lodge after moving out. The remaining £1.5 million was covered by the king's private income. Andrew's ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein prompted police searches at the Royal Lodge, which led to the monarch's decision to remove his brother. Andrew has denied all wrongdoing related to Epstein.

The king's financial support for Andrew, separate from the government's funding, has raised concerns about how the prince will repay this amount, as he has no independent income. The National Audit Office reported that Andrew earned over £7.5 million in private income through subletting properties on the Royal Lodge grounds. The Crown Estate is now considering the property's future use to generate additional financial value from its early return.