King Charles has reportedly been encouraging Prince Andrew to move to Frogmore CottageSign up to our free email to get all the latest royal news and picturesMore Newsletters SubscribePlease enter a valid emailSomething went wrong, please try again later.More NewslettersWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More infoThank you for subscribing!We have more newslettersShow me See OurPrivacy Notice See OurPrivacy Notice×Group 28 Sign up to our free email to get all the latest royal news and picturesInvalid emailSomething went wrong, please try again later.Sign UpNo thanks, closeWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info×Group 28Thank you for subscribing!We have more newslettersShow MeNo thanks, closeSee our
Privacy NoticeReports have been circulating for months regarding a disagreement between Prince Andrew and King Charles, said to be in relation to Andrew’s living arrangements. He currently resides at Royal Lodge, which is located on the Windsor Estate, along with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson. It’s been reported that the King, 75, has encouraged his brother to move into Frogmore Cottage, which was previously the residence of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The home benefits from being within the existing security cordon of the Windsor estate and has undergone extensive refurbishments. With Andrew’s police protection having previously been withdrawn, he now has a private security team which is said to cost the King around £3 million annually.
Prince Andrew currently resides at Royal Lodge
While it seems that Andrew moving to Frogmore would be the right choice for all involved, it’s been reported that he has continued to decline the offer. Now, new reports claim Charles is losing patience with his brother, leading to him giving Andrew an ultimatum. The first option would require Andrew to become financially independent, covering his own living costs, including security and home maintenance. Alternatively, Andrew could consent to move to “more suitable accommodation”, with King Charles reportedly having already identified Frogmore Cottage as an ideal residence for him. Former BBC Royal correspondent Jennie Bond has spoken exclusively to OK! about Andrew and the King’s dilemma, revealing that Andrew should accept his brother’s “sensible” offer and move to a “property he can afford”. “The King knows that having a disgraced Duke idling his time away in a 30 room mansion that requires up to half a million pounds of upkeep every year and something like £2 million in security costs to keep him there, looks bad. Andrew seems to spend most of his time either riding around the huge estate on horseback or reportedly sitting in front of a big screen watching live coverage of planes landing and taking off. It’s not a good look,” Jennie told us.
Frogmore Cottage, the former home of the Duke and Duchess Of Sussex
(Image: REX/Shutterstock)
She added: “So the obvious answer is to persuade him to move to the vacant Frogmore cottage which has been magnificently refurbished for £2.4 million – which of course Harry and Meghan finally repaid. “It seems like a perfectly sensible and generous offer by the King to continue to pay the costs for his brother. The security would presumably be less at Frogmore because it is much closer to Windsor and within the I security cordon already in place around the castle and its environs. It’s time this grand old Duke of York marched down the hill to a property he can afford!”Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnPrince AndrewKing Charles IIIRoyal Family
