Politicians on the Public Accounts Committee have written to the Crown Estate seeking further information about Prince Andrew’s lease arrangements for his lavish mansion, Royal Lodge. The strongly worded letter piles pressure on the disgraced royal to move out of his 30-room home on the Windsor Estate, after it emerged he had only paid a “peppercorn rent” for the last two decades.
Commenting on the letter’s publication, Sir Geoffrey said: “The cross-party Public Accounts Committee which I Chair is united in taking our responsibility for upholding best value for taxpayers’ money very seriously. In that spirit, we feel it is reasonable to seek further information on the status of, and rationale for, the lease of Royal Lodge.
“We await responses to our questions from the Crown Estate Commissioners and HM Treasury. On receipt of these responses, the PAC will consider at that time whether to seek further information.”