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Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson may be forced to leave their £30m 'Royal Lodge' in Windsor.

[Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/all-about/the-queen), Andrew is said to have relied on her generosity, surviving on private funds from the Duchy of Lancaster, last reported at £249,000 a year. [here](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/newsletter-preference-centre/) for all the latest news about [Coventry](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/all-about/coventry). It has been claimed that the sprawling 30-room property, set in Windsor Great Park, has a swimming pool and 98 acres of land. [Christmas](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/all-about/christmas). [Daily Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/prince-andrew-fergie-distraught-threat-29253323#comments-wrapper). [King Charles](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/all-about/king-charles-iii) is set to slash the annual income of the Duke of York.

Duke of York is said to be struggling to maintain 98-acre Royal Lodge at Windsor as he faces cut in his annual allowance.

[The Duke has also paid Virginia Roberts Giuffre](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/01/28/virginia-giuffre-yet-set-charity-despite-accepting-2m-donation/), his accuser in a sex abuse case in which he denies all allegations, more than £12 million in an out-of-court settlement last year. Another source told the Mail on Sunday: "This is about Charles telling Andrew that he can use his own money to pay for things. [his "cost of living" coronation](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/02/18/prince-harry-predicament-whether-attend-kings-coronation/) in May which will be less extravagant than previously, as well as reflecting his desire to be "the people's King". [the monarch is on a drive to slim down spending](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/biography-books/david-dimbleby-monarchy-perhaps-time-scale-things-back/), a royal source told the Telegraph: “The King is not going to leave his brother homeless or penniless.” [will not leave his brother "homeless or penniless"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/12/24/king-charles-has-evicted-duke-york-buckingham-palace/) it is understood, as the Duke of York fears being forced out of the Royal Lodge. The Duke's main other source of income is his Navy pension, as well as a substantial inheritance from the late Queen and Prince Philip.

Prince Andrew faces being 'effectively evicted' from the Royal Lodge after King Charles cut his grant from the Privy Purse, it's claimed.

[sexually abusing the American woman three times](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/22/ghislaine-maxwell-claims-infamous-prince-andrew-photo-is-fake-18145237/) when she was just 17, and while she was the victim of a trafficking ring orchestrated by billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. [ banned from using his suite of rooms ](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/26/king-charles-throws-prince-andrew-out-buckingham-palace-suite-18168088/)at [Buckingham Palace](https://metro.co.uk/tag/buckingham-palace/?ico=auto_link_news_P15_LNK1) and would never return. [favours a slimmed-down operation](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/09/king-charles-monarchy-could-see-key-relatives-cut-from-the-firm-17333619/) as he ‘knows the public doesn’t want to see money wasted’ – particularly amid the cost of living crisis. [non-working royals ](https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/08/who-are-the-current-working-royals-in-the-uk-16605584/)to ‘tighten their belts’ and won’t fork out for costs like Lady Louise’s ponies that she uses to pull the sporting carriage she inherited from the late Prince Philip. This would mean he will no longer be able to afford the upkeep and running costs of the 30-room Royal Lodge and he is predicted to be ‘out by September’. [Prince Andrew](https://metro.co.uk/tag/prince-andrew-duke-of-york/?ico=auto_link_news_P2_LNK1) used to receive from the Queen’s private fortune every year in his effort to create a ‘slimmed-down’ monarchy.

Prince Andrew, who was accused of sexually abusing an American woman three times when she was only 17, reportedly 'fears' being evicted from his mansion.