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Andrew to give up lease on another royal home
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor seeks early lease termination on East Lodge, a £13,000/year Crown Estate property, amid intensified public and parliamentary scrutiny of royal finances.
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor requested early termination of the East Lodge lease, with the Crown Estate saying, `Since then& we have received a request for us to consider an early termination of the lease` after a BBC FOI.
- Amid public scrutiny, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor retained East Lodge as a separate Crown Estate tenancy even after announcing he would leave Royal Lodge last year.
- Last summer, documents show the rent at East Lodge rose to 12922, while local listings range from 2000 to 7500 per month, and staff are believed to occupy the cottage.
- MPs on the Public Accounts Committee announced an inquiry into Crown Estate royal leases, due later this year, with the chairman saying it will aid transparency and value for taxpayers.
- The location near East Lodge recalls a controversial £15m sale of Sunninghill Park, highlighting historical questions about royal property deals and the Crown Estate's obligation to secure best value for the taxpayer.
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Ex-Prince Andrew Loses Grip On Another Royal Home
MEGAAnother royal address is slipping through Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s fingers. Just weeks after losing his longtime home at Royal Lodge, the disgraced former prince has now asked to surrender the lease on a second Crown Estate property, one he occupied for more than two decades at a fraction of market value. As fresh scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein intensifies, another door inside the royal estate is quietly closing on Ex-Prince …
The property near the former residence Sunninghill Park was inhabited by an employee to a "deal rental".
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right4Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution36% Left, 36% Center
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources are Center
36% Center
L 36%
C 36%
R 28%
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