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Andrew earned rental income from royal estate while paying token rent, watchdog finds
Key takeaways
- The UK watchdog says it does not know how much rent Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor charged for the cottages.
- Former prince Andrew earned undisclosed rental income from three cottages on the Windsor estate while paying only a symbolic "peppercorn rent" for Royal Lodge, a watchdog report has found.
- The review also revealed King Charles pays for accommodation occupied by Andrew's daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, despite neither being a working royal.
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The UK watchdog says it does not know how much rent Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor charged for the cottages. (Reuters: Toby Melville/File Photo)
Former prince Andrew earned undisclosed rental income from three cottages on the Windsor estate while paying only a symbolic "peppercorn rent" for Royal Lodge, a watchdog report has found.
The review also revealed King Charles pays for accommodation occupied by Andrew's daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, despite neither being a working royal.
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