Prince Andrew is reportedly cut off from finances by King Charles III

King Charles III reportedly severed financial ties with his brother Prince Andrew.

In his updated biography entitled Charles III: the new king. New Court. Inside storyroyal writer Robert Hardman alleged that Charles, 75, had instructed the keeper of the privy purse, or the monarchy’s chief financial officer, to revoke his brother’s annual personal allowance, which was reported to be about $1 million. Daily mail.

According to Daily mailA source said: “The Duke is no longer a financial burden on the King.”

Us weekly has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.

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Additionally, Hardman’s book states that the palace will no longer fund Andrew’s private security, which is said to cost in the seven-figure range. In August it was reported that the king had fired Andrew’s 10-person private security team. Charles has reportedly been funding his brother’s security since 2022 after he was stripped of his royal titles and, in turn, the state-funded protection afforded to members of the royal family.

There were rumors at the time that Charles might also ask the Duke of York and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson leave his residence at Royal Lodge in Windsor, a 31-room mansion that also housed private security. It is said that the king had previously demanded that Andrew and Ferguson leave the 90-acre property and move to someplace smaller, such as Frogmore Cottage, the former home of Prince Harry And Duchess Meghan.

Andrew has been a disgraced member of the royal family since 2019 after his links to a late billionaire sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein were made public. Later that year, Andrew stepped away from his royal duties after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him. Virginia Giuffrewho allegedly knew him through his connection with Epstein. Giuffre eventually sued Andrew for the alleged assault, which they settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.

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It is the latest development in the king’s deteriorating relationship with his brother, as Andrew has fought to retain his Royal Lodge residence, although he has reportedly failed to pay the $503,000 annual maintenance costs of the $37 million mansion.

Andrew was stripped of his royal titles in January 2022 by his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. “With the Queen’s approval and consent, the Duke of York’s military affiliation and royal patronage have been restored to the Queen,” Buckingham Palace said at the time. “The Duke of York will continue to take no public responsibilities and is defending this case as a private citizen.”

Charles has never spoken publicly about the allegations against his younger brother.