Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor surrenders the lease on Royal Lodge, a 30-room mansion in Windsor Great Park, and the Crown Estate charges him repair and restoration costs. Multiple outlets report he is liable for about £1.8 million (described as roughly £1.5 million in one account), while also receiving compensation for ending the lease earlier than agreed.
The outlets agree that the compensation is £302,000, with some reporting equivalent figures in other currencies. Financial Times frames the outcome as netting to the disputed figures between the repair charge and the compensation entitlement. The Guardian and others say the lease is returned more than 50 years early, and that the compensation is tied to the lease terms.
Several reports also connect the lease surrender to the broader fallout from the Epstein scandal and to actions by King Charles, including stripping Andrew of his prince title and forcing him out of the Windsor home last year as the royal family sought distance. The reported payments stem from the property and lease settlement rather than new allegations.
