Ex-UK Royal Andrew Unlikely to Receive Payout After Leaving Windsor Home — Report

Former British royal Andrew is unlikely to receive compensation for being removed from his longtime residence due to his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to an official report released on Tuesday.

King Charles III announced in October that Andrew had been stripped of his titles and would vacate the 30-room Royal Lodge on the Windsor Estate, where he had lived since 2003.

Under the terms of his 75-year lease, Andrew — now referred to as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — could have been eligible for a £488,000 ($645,000) payment for surrendering the property early.

However, the Crown Estate, which manages the royal family’s property portfolio, told lawmakers that the state of the house makes compensation unlikely.

“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,” the report stated.

The document was submitted to parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, which confirmed it has opened an inquiry into the Crown Estate and its management of royal leases.

Lawmakers are expected to examine the use of ‘peppercorn’ arrangements, in which tenants pay a large upfront sum instead of continuous rent — a system Andrew used.

“Having reflected on what we have received, the information provided clearly forms the beginnings of a basis for an inquiry,” committee chair Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said.

The King’s decision, announced on October 30, followed growing public criticism over Andrew’s links to Epstein, who died in US custody in 2019. The report showed that Andrew submitted his notice to vacate the property on the same day.

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