2023-10-05 19:02:30
by Luigi Ippolito
The prince, isolated after the Epstein scandal, was supposed to move out of the Royal Lodge. But the sovereign decided not to evict his brother. And now the future royal couple will have to look for another home
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
LONDON — A twist in real Monopoly. Prince Andrew has practically barricaded himself in his residence and, with the consent of King Charles, could be allowed to remain there, despite the eviction notice that seemed to have been served on him months ago. But the ones left holding the bag will be William and Kate, who had had their eye on that mansion for some time.
Andrea has lived for twenty years in the Royal Lodge, a 30-room castle surrounded by 40 hectares of land located within the Windsor estate: keeping him company, in addition to the dogs, is his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, with who get along well despite the divorce dating back to 1996. But the prince, brother of the king and already Elizabeth’s favorite son, became a pariah after being involved in the sexual scandals of the American pedophile magnate Jeffrey Epstein: and therefore it seemed inappropriate that he continued to reside in such a mansion, especially at a time when William and Kate, future king and queen, have to settle for Adelaide Cottage, a small house with only four bedrooms which, for a couple with three children who are As we get older, it becomes a little narrow.
Then Andrea was strongly advised to pack her bags and move to Frogmore Cottage, the residence next to Windsor Castle from which Harry and Meghan were evicted after their escape to California: also because the Royal Lodge requires expensive repair work – plagued as it is by damp and mold – which is estimated to cost over two million. And Andrea, whose allowance was cut by Carlo at the beginning of the year by 249 thousand pounds a year (just under 300 thousand euros) and had to release 10 million to get Virginia Roberts-Giuffr, who had accused him of rape, to desist from the case , certainly not swimming in gold.
Despite all this, the prince put his foot down: and this summer he had a meeting with his brother Carlo, who in the end decided to desist from carrying out the eviction. As a sign of good will, Andrea advanced 200 thousand pounds for the work on the Royal Lodge and promised to pay the rest from his own pocket: it is not clear where he will get the money, but there are those who think he had a substantial legacy from the mother.
a truce that is part of the creeping rehabilitation of Andrea, who this summer was invited to spend – together with the inevitable Sarah – part of the holidays with the rest of the royal family in Scotland: and was even photographed in the car together with William and Kate (and these public choreographies are never left to chance).
Bowls still, therefore, in real Monopoly. But now a big problem arises for William and Kate: they have no intention of moving to Windsor Castle, empty after the death of Philip and Elizabeth, because they intend to raise their children in a normal house and not in an official residence. For this reason they aimed for the discretion of the Royal Lodge, suitable for a future king rather than a prince in disgrace: but now they will have to look for another home. Will we see them show up at a real estate agency?
October 5, 2023 (modified October 5, 2023 | 8:16 pm)
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