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King pays Andrew's £1.5m repair bill on Royal Lodge
King Charles has paid Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's £1.5m repair bill that's owed for the poor condition of Mountbatten-Windsor's former home at Royal Lodge in Windsor.
It's understood that the money is coming from the King's private income - and will cover what Andrew owes his former landlords, the Crown Estate, on leaving Royal Lodge.
There was a total £1.8m penalty for the "dilapidations" to Royal Lodge, but that has been reduced by the £300,000 Mountbatten-Windsor would have received for an early surrender of his lease.
The Crown Estate say they have not given any money to Mountbatten-Windsor at the conclusion of his lease and have now received the net £1.5m payment they were owed.
Why did Andrew leave Windsor's Royal Lodge in such a hurry?
Andrew moves out of Royal Lodge home early after latest Epstein files
Mountbatten-Windsor left his Royal Lodge home in February, in the middle of a storm of revelations about his connections to the US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
He has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.
The former Prince Andrew was moved to Sandringham, with his brother the King using his own money to provide his upkeep and accommodation.
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested later that month on suspicion of misconduct in public office - and a court ruling on Thursday found fault with the search warrants used by the police.