Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the disgraced former Duke of York, is reportedly to receive a large, one-off six-figure payment and a year’s stipend as he settles into life as a commoner.
The development comes after King Charles’ decision to strip the former prince of all his titles over his association with disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
According to a message from The Guardian, Andrew is to receive an initial six-figure sum to cover his move from the Royal Lodge in Windsor to private accommodation in Norfolk.
In addition to the aforementioned one-off payment, Andrew is also to receive an annuity, which will be paid from King Charles’ private funds.
While the amount was not disclosed, the publication said it was understood to be “several times” the current £20,000-a-year naval pension that Andrew receives.
The above payments to be made to Andrew are understood to be part of King Charles’ efforts to find a “once and for all” solution to the Andrew problem, The Guardian further reported.
In this regard, Charles has also received support from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is said to have fully backed Andrew to strip him of his royal titles, with a Downing Streets spokesman saying: “Our hearts go out to the family of Virginia Giuffre and all the victims who suffered the heinous crimes of Jeffrey Epstein.”
Royal recognition
Following Charles’ recent decision to strip the former prince of his titles, Guiffre’s brother Sky Roberts told The Guardian that the king’s decision was “an acknowledgment that something happened” between the disgraced Andrew and his sister.
“I think (King) is being very clear in that statement when he says he’s with the survivors,” Roberts said.
Andrew’s fall from grace
Andrew was stripped of his honorary military titles in 2022 following a civil lawsuit against him by Virginia Giuffre – an Epstein accuser who claimed she was sold to the former prince.
Charles’ recent decision to strip Andrew of his princely title and his peerage of Duke Of York was a follow-up to an earlier decision and was taken after renewed public outrage over the former prince’s ties to Epstein.
Specifically, the decision came amid growing public outrage and scrutiny of Andrew following the posthumous release of Guiffre’s memoir, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, this year.
Guiffre died by suicide in April.
