The threats to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor seem to keep on coming as this time around a fear has emerged that he may be forced into a Commons inquiry over the Roya Lodge as well as his living situation.
For those unversed with the Lodge, it is a 30-bedroom property the Duke took residence in when he married Sarah Ferguson back in 1996.
Now with his connection to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein out in the public domain a fear has started creeping up and it warns about a financial blow to the former royal.
What is pertinent to mention regarding the financial issues is that Andrew was to be owed a financial compensation (of £488,342.21) for breaking his lese on the Lodge before time, however new considerations by the committee warn that it may no longer be the case.
Plus, considering what Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown the chairman of the public accounts committee has claimed, according to Express UK, “having reflected on what we have received, the information provided clearly forms the beginnings of a basis for an inquiry. The National Audit Office (NAO) supports the scrutiny function of this Committee.”
Thus, “we now await the conclusions the NAO will draw from this information, and plan to hold an inquiry based on the resulting evidence base in the new year.”
His end of tenancy also entitled him to this £488,342.21, if no repairs were seen as needed after his departure, which is to be October 30, 2026.
But an inspection on November 12 revealed the opposite and the Crown estate said, “our initial assessment is that while the extent of end of tenancy dilapidations and repairs required are not out of keeping with a tenancy of this duration, they will mean in all likelihood, that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not be owed any compensation for early surrender of the lease... once dilapidations are taken into account.”
But “before this position can be fully validated however, a full and thorough assessment must be undertaken post-occupation by an expert in dilapidation” they said before concluding.
