Ex-Prince Andrew Reportedly Ends Lease on Another Royal Property Amid Public Downfall

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is reportedly leaving another royal property behind.

According to a Tuesday, March 3, BBC report, the former Prince Andrew, 66, has requested to end his lease on East Lodge, another Crown Estate property, early.

Documents seen by the news organization state that the former Duke of York had been renting the property for £12,922 annually (about $17,253).

East Lodge, which the BBC said is believed to have been used for staff, is located near Andrew’s former home at Sunninghill Park in Berkshire, where he lived before moving to Royal Lodge.

The single-story property, about five miles from Windsor, is located between Windsor and Ascot. According to the BBC, the lease was a separate arrangement between Andrew and the Crown Estate. Documents state that he began renting in February 1998, initially paying £3,500 annually (about $4,672) before rent increased with inflation.

The Crown Estate suggested to the BBC that his request to end his tenancy came this year. It was believed that it was scheduled to end in July 2027.

Andrew was stripped of his royal titles and honors last year amid renewed scrutiny in his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and he and ex-wife Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson, 66, were asked to leave their longtime home, where they lived practically rent-free for years.

While Fergie’s exact whereabouts are unknown as she weighs her options for the future, Andrew was recently arrested at Sandringham Estate in Norfolk — where he now lives — on February 19.

Though Andrew has consistently denied wrongdoing and maintained his innocence regarding his ties to Epstein, he was accused of sharing confidential information with the late financier related to his role as a trade envoy.

The Thames Valley Police launched an inquiry into the father of two after it was reported that emails suggest he sent Epstein reports from a tour of Southeast Asia he took in 2010.

Andrew, who was released from custody that same day, could face a maximum sentence of life in prison if he were to be charged and convicted of misconduct in public office.

Following Andrew’s arrest, King Charles III said via a statement issued from Buckingham Palace that authorities have the royal family’s “full and wholehearted support and co-operation.”