Prince Andrew could be forced out of Royal Lodge home due to serious damp problem after rejecting Frogmore Cottage move
PRINCE Andrew cannot live in his Royal Lodge property for much longer as it has a serious damp problem and needs a new roof.
The Duke of York’s home needs millions spending on it in repairs but he is set to lose his annual funding from the King and rejected an offer to move to Frogmore Cottage.
Prince Harry, 38, and his wife Meghan, 41, are being evicted from that Grade II-listed home in Windsor.
Andrew, 63, expects to be kicked out of Royal Lodge — also in Windsor and where he has had a 75-year lease since 2003 — by the summer.
But The Sun understands the 31-bedroom mansion, estimated to be worth around £30million, has damp problems.
Its roof is also in need of repair — and Andrew may be unable or unwilling to fund the cost.
Very little work has been carried out on the property since Andrew spent £7.5million on repairs when he moved in after the 2002 death of the Queen Mother.
An insider said: “Royal Lodge is in a terrible state and it is falling down.
“Millions were spent when Andrew moved in but that was 20 years ago.
“Barely any work has gone on for two decades and people are shocked when they visit.
“There is a serious issue with damp that needs to be rectified and that isn’t cheap on a house of that size.
“It also needs a new roof.
“Not only does Andrew not have the finances to bring the home up to scratch, it would be uninhabitable when the work is being carried out.”