Charlotte Griffiths, the Mail on Sunday’s editor-at-large, reported that King Charles is the secret source who paid Prince Andrew’s rent at Royal Lodge.

"I have heard from multiple sources that, far from cutting Andrew off, Charles has personally cleared his errant brother's bills for his upkeep and promised his Royal Lodge woes are taken care of, enabling him to stay there for the foreseeable future," Griffiths reported.

King Charles III’s wish to get Prince Andrew out of Royal Lodge has been an ongoing real–estate saga for over a year now. The monarch’s plan was to move his younger brother to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s former estate,

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As speculation grows over Prince Andrew's living arrangements and finances, sources have claimed they know who is paying for the upkeep of Windsor's Royal Lodge

King Charles has reportedly extended an olive branch to Prince Andrew, by inviting him to his big Christmas get-together this month.

Charles paying Andrew’s way? Maybe not Palace sources have hit back at claims that King Charles is still funding Prince Andrew, as alleged in a story in the Mail on Sunday today. Buckingham Palace does not usually comment on Andrew-related intrigue,