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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has surrendered his remaining titles and been ordered to vacate the Royal Lodge, with the Crown Estate concluding he is unlikely to receive compensation for the early end of his long-term lease.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s break from royal life has now entered a new and decisive phase.
His departure from the Royal Lodge and the loss of his remaining titles come just as public scrutiny intensifies once again.
The developments unfolded days before the late Virginia Giuffre’s memoir was released, adding renewed pressure around long-standing allegations.
Titles relinquished
As reported by Newsner, Andrew gave up his royal titles shortly before Giuffre’s book — published posthumously after her death in April — detailed further claims about her encounters with him when she was under 18. His ties to Jeffrey Epstein have been widely documented for years.
In a statement released on the royal website, Andrew said, “In discussion with The King, and my immediate and wider family, we have concluded the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the Royal Family… I stand by my decision five years ago to stand back from public life.”
Following the announcement, public debate intensified about his residence at the Royal Lodge, the 30-room home on the Windsor estate he had continued to occupy.
Eviction finalized
By late October, Buckingham Palace confirmed the move many had expected: Andrew had been stripped of his remaining styles, titles and honours, and formally instructed to surrender his lease.
“His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection… Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease,” the palace said.
He is set to relocate to private accommodation, though what becomes of the Royal Lodge remains uncertain. While the property is part of the Crown Estate, no future occupant has been identified, notes Newsner.
Compensation dispute
CNN reported that Andrew will not receive the six-figure compensation package that had been rumoured.
The Crown Estate informed the UK Public Accounts Committee that the property’s condition means “in all likelihood that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not be owed any compensation for early surrender of the lease… once dilapidations are taken into account.”
Only if “no end-of-tenancy repairs or dilapidations are required” — a scenario officials consider highly improbable — would he be eligible for roughly $644,336.
The assessment effectively closes the question of financial redress, underscoring how thoroughly Andrew’s royal privileges have been dismantled.
Sources: Newsner, CNN
