AN WILSON: Andrew MUST come clean about where the money for Royal Lodge is coming from - the monarchy cannot be covered with yet more shame and embarrassment

Prince Andrew is not just an embarrassment to his family. King Charles has long made clear his wish to see Andrew leave Royal Lodge Up to now, thanks to the generosity of his mother, who always favoured him and made him her pet, the prince has been living in the stupendous Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, which was the marital home of George VI before he became king, and which was where his widow, the Queen Mother, spent her retirement, as a much-adored National Treasure. But King Charles has long made clear his wish to see Andrew leave Royal Lodge. At the weekend, it was revealed that the prince had secured funding to stay in the property In 2011, his wife Sarah Ferguson accepted £15,000 from convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to pay off a debt The King has been trying to persuade Andrew to move into Frogmore Cottage But it’s an area that deserves interrogation - particularly since his previous decisions to accept financial help have been far from prudent. After all, Royal Lodge is an enormous house, and quite unnecessarily lavish for his needs, even if we recognise that these ‘needs’ include providing accommodation to his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.