Prince Andrew is essentially “shoving two fingers up” at his brother, King Charles, by refusing to move out of Royal Lodge, according to a royal commentator.
Last week, it was revealed that Charles has finally tightened the purse strings and cut off his jobless brother from any further cash, making it almost impossible for Andrew to remain at the $38 million Royal Lodge, located on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
But for the disgraced Duke of York, it’s going to take a lot more than losing his financial lifeline to pack up and move out of the plush royal residence.
According to royal commentator Christopher Wilson, Andrew is “dishonoring” the royal family by going against his brother’s wishes of moving into a smaller royal residence.
“It’s dishonoring [the Queen Mother’s] memory,” he said of Andrew’s late grandmother, who lived at the Royal Lodge until her death in 2002.
“It’s shoving up two fingers at King Charles,” Wilson told the Sun. “The state of his mind is reflected in the state of his home.”
Wilson said that Andrew is “digging his toes in” by remaining at the 31-room property, located on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
What’s more, the royal expert adds that the father of two no longer cares about the condition of the royal digs, which currently sits in a state of disrepair.
“It is falling all around him,” he added. “He doesn’t care anymore.”
Andrew has resided at the sprawling property since 2004. He currently lives there with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.
The disgraced royal has been ignoring his brother’s persistent requests to downsize to the smaller Frogmore Cottage, which currently sits empty, for over a year.
Instead, Andrew reportedly hopes to wait it out and leave the residence to Princess Beatrice and her sister, Princess Eugenie, as an inheritance.
Not only did Andrew have his brother foot the $4 million bill for his security, the duke also received a regular cash allowance from the monarch, 75.
However, over the past year it became common knowledge that Charles had been “losing patience” over his brother’s living arrangements.
After deciding that enough was enough, Charles finally pulled the plug on Andrew’s financial aid last week, according to author Robert Jobson’s new book, titled “Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story.”
