King Charles Cuts Off Brother Prince Andrew's Yearly $1.3 Million Allowance and Private Security, New Book Says

Mar. 15, 2025

Prince Andrew and King Charles during the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19, 2022.Photo:Patrick van Katwijk/Getty

Patrick van Katwijk/Getty

King Charlesis eliminating some major financial ties to his brotherPrince Andrew, a new book claims.

The allowance equates to $1.3 million, and Prince Andrew’s personal security detail was also in the seven figures, according to the outlet. A source said, perThe Daily Mail,that Prince Andrew was “no longer a financial burden on the King.”

According to the outlet, Hardman’s biography on the King is being released with three new chapters on Nov. 7. They are set to include additional information about King Charles' relationship with the Duke of York after rising to the throne.

In the updated book, Hardman writes that Prince Andrew must now pay for the protection of historical art, furniture from the Royal Collection and several antiques after he reportedly did not accept a proposal to relocate from the Royal Lodge in Windsor to the “considerably smaller property” of Frogmore Cottage,The Daily Mailreported. (The residence, which is located about three miles away from Royal Lodge, is the former home ofPrince HarryandMeghan Markle, who had been asked to vacate in 2023.)

Prince Andrew holds a lease to the Royal Lodge, where he moved to in 2003 and spent over $9 million on repairs and renovations to, according toThe Times.The Duke of York paid over $1 million to take over the property, per the outlet, and pays an annual rent of about $337,000.

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“The Duke had certainly been faring better than expected since his brother succeeded to the throne,” Hardman writes in the new book excerpt, perThe Daily Mail. “He continued to enjoy access to Windsor facilities and a living allowance which, according to a well-sourced newspaper article, amounted to £1 million annually.”

“The cost of the private security contract to guard the property, which sits outside that Windsor cordon, was running at what one insider called ‘a substantial seven-figure sum annually’. In August it was widely reported (and not disputed) that the King was no longer prepared to renew that contract beyond the autumn of 2024,” he continues.

Per the excerpt, the Duke of York could “find the private security bill prohibitive” had it become his responsibility. It was added that if he had continued to reside at the Royal Lodge in Windsor and rejected “the King’s offer of Frogmore Cottage,” then he was told King Charles “would feel no obligation to continue paying even his day-to-day living allowance.”

“In the late summer of this year, that patience ran out,” Hardman wrote, perThe Daily Mail.

“The Duke informed the monarch that, regardless of any ultimatum, he was going to stay put at Royal Lodge anyway,” he added. “At which point, the Keeper of the Privy Purse (the monarchy’s finance director) was instructed to sever his living allowance.”

Citing sources, the author also wrote that the outcome of the ordeal has “been a mixed blessing,” given that the matter is “resolved.” Still, he said that Prince Andrew’s stance has “soured family relationships yet further.”

Prince Andrew in February 2024.Chris Jackson/Getty

Chris Jackson/Getty

The Sunreported in August that King Charles did not renew the security team for Prince Andrew for when their contract expired this fall. Per the outlet, he had been paying for Prince Andrew’s security at Royal Lodge after Prince Andrew lost his police protection in 2022.

The airing of a 2019Newsnightinterview led to Prince Andrewstepping back from public duties, before the lateQueen Elizabethstripped her son of his military titles and patronages amid Virginia Guiffre’s civil sexual assault lawsuit. The legal actionhas since been settledand Prince Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

The SunandThe Timesreported at the time that the security was estimated to cost King Charles nearly $4 million annually.

A source previously toldThe Timesthat Andrew was “taking longer than desirable to recognize the reality of the situation, even though it is clearly the most sensible course of action,” regarding a relocation.

source: people.com