King Charles reportedly gives Prince Andrew ultimatum after refusing to leave Royal Lodge
King Charles is reportedly giving Prince Andrew an ultimatum since the younger brother has refused to move out of the Royal Lodge for months.
It has been Andrew's home since he moved there in 2003 with his family, including his wife Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
He still lives with in the royal residence with the Duchess, despite them divorcing in 1996.
According to a friend of Charles who spoke to The Times, if Andrew "doesn't agree to move to a property better suited to his needs, then the King may have to reconsider the levels of support he is willing to provide."
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Andrew is resisting the move to Frogmore Cottage. Getty
Charles reportedly wants to move Prince William and his family into the Lodge, which has 30 bedrooms.
He reportedly plans to relocate Andrew to Frogmore Cottage, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's former royal residence, which has four bedrooms and spans 40 hectares.
After their departure to America in 2020, they sublet the cottage to Andrew's own daughter Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank.
They moved out of the cottage in 2022 and it has been vacant since. Last year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed they were formally "requested to vacate their residence at Frogmore Cottage," a spokesperson for the couple told 9Honey.
Andrew has reportedly been resisting the change since then in particular, despite his brother's friend adding that the smaller residence still affords the same amount of security, being on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
"The King's kindness is not without limit," added the source, saying Andrew "is taking longer than desirable to recognise the reality of the situation, even though it is clearly the most sensible course of action."
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