Posted on 05/13/2024 10:22:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Prince Andrew, whose involvement with Jeffrey Epstein's underaged girls has disgraced the U.K. royal family, is now causing other problems for them.
According to Fox News:
Prince Andrew is reportedly facing eviction from his brother, King Charles III, after neglecting to pay the annual $503,000 upkeep of his $37 million Royal Lodge mansion.
The claim was made by Us Weekly, which alleged that the Duke of York is unable to keep up with the expenses to maintain the sprawling 19th-century property, which the monarch’s estate owns. A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
British royal expert Ian Pelham Turner alleged to Fox News Digital that the king, 75, is struggling to hand out an eviction notice to his disgraced sibling.
Apparently these Brits have royal allowances, and Andrew found some other way to spend his. With no royal duties, it's hard to say what. The article says he does have a lot of Arab sheikh-type friends with a lot of money, but none of them seem to want to bail him out.
And the result is that the palace, which has got to be big and lavish, given its $37 million price tag, is falling apart.
According to the outlet, the property is faced with dampness issues, as well as "wear and tear" that is ravaging the building. It noted that "cracks are becoming worse on the brickwork," and there is peeling paint, along with plaster falling off.
One wonders what the state of the interior is beyond the peeling paint, given Prince Andrew's personal habits and proclivities. His wife, Sarah Ferguson, with whom he still lives, is no Princess Diana always helping the help wash up and put away the dishes after meals. (Diana Spencer actually did that.)
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Perhaps Andrew can become an abstract artist. I hear there’s good money in that.
Where does he get the 500K? Don’t the people of England give the family $$? So, did he just blow that money on little kids?
What good does the “royal” family do? Lots of questions, I know, but I think I know the answers to all of them.
Jeffrey Epstein’s handlers thought the House of Windsor was a good investment.
So do people handling the Sussexes...
The answer to your question regarding British royal finances is “it’s complicated”. In large measure, however, their income is managed by Parliament but derived from land and other assets owned by The Crown. Unlike the President of the United States, their income is not obtained by taxing the people.
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