Prince Andrew's crumbling mansion is revealed: Duke's 30-room Royal Lodge falls into disrepair with cracks and mould seen in photos - after King axed his brother's £1m allowance
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Prince Andrew's crumbling mansion is revealed: Duke's 30-room Royal Lodge falls into disrepair with cracks and mould seen in photos - after King axed his brother's £1m allowance

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Prince Andrew's mansion has fallen into disrepair, with cracks and mould appearing on the outside walls. The state of the Duke of York's 30-room Windsor Royal Lodge comes just days after it emerged King Charles had severed his beleaguered younger brother's annual personal allowance, believed to be £1 million. Prince Andrew's mansion has fallen into disrepair, with cracks and mould appearing on the outside walls Crumbling paintwork, cracks, and black mould can be seen on the outside walls where inside his beloved mother once roamed with her sister Margaret as a young Princess Elizabeth Prince Andrew and Charles attend a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in June 2012 Andrew, who remains an outcast from public life amid the fallout from his relationship with peadophile Jeffrey Epstein, has spent nearly £7million carrying out extensive renovations and repairs to the property. The King, who has also long made clear his wish to see Andrew move out of his vast mansion at Windsor, Royal Lodge, has now placed the ball firmly back in his brother’s court. He has reportedly been given a deadline to prove he has the necessary funds to pay for the upkeep of Royal Lodge The shocking state of the Duke of York's 30-room Windsor Royal Lodge comes just days after it emerged King Charles had severed his younger brother's annual personal allowance, believed to be £1 million Andrew, 64, who now lives in the £30 million property with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, signed a 75-year lease with the Crown Estate when he moved in, making a £1million initial payment The lease Andrew signed in 2003 states he has a responsibility to 'repair, renew, uphold, clean and keep in repair and where necessary rebuild' the home This includes repainting its external walls every five years with 'two coats of paint' from 2008 and redecorating inside every seven years from 2010 The document - which was seen by The Times - dictated that he must 'paint with at least two coats of paint and to paper, polish, decorate and otherwise appropriately treat' the building's interior walls Andrew pictured with Charles at the first day of Royal Ascot in 2006.

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