A new report indicates that Great Britain’s King Charles is getting tough with his brother, Prince Andrew, in their long-term duel over the latter’s residence.
Andrew currently lives in a 30-room mansion at Windsor, Royal Lodge. His brother wants him to move to Frogmore Cottage, a five-bedroom residence on the grounds of Windsor Castle that was once home to Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
But according to excerpts of a biography of the king written by Robert Hardman and published in the U.K. Daily Mail, Charles has made it harder for Andrew to stay put.
Charles has decided to cut off Andrew’s annual personal allowance, which is estimated at around £1 million a year, and will not foot the bill for Andrew’s seven-figure private security detail, the book says.
“The duke is no longer a financial burden on the King,” a source quoted in the book said.
Andrew’s connection with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his settlement with an Epstein victim led to the end of Andrew’s role as a working member of the royal family while his mother, Queen Elizabeth, was still alive.
An excerpt from the book published by the Daily Mail said the queen