But a source told The Sun: “Andrew won’t write a book like Spare. He has promised the King.”
The outlet noted that the same cannot be said for Sarah Ferguson, Andrew’s former wife, who he still lives with at Royal Lodge, as she has been “inundated with book offers”.
The King’s brother is said to be in talks with the King’s representatives about voluntarily leaving Royal Lodge following the furore over the “peppercorn” rent for his 30-room mansion, but he is reluctant to give up his residence of more than 20 years.
The Daily Telegraph reported that the sticking point in the talks is the location of his new home and financial compensation for funds spent on the lodge.
It claimed that Andrew was resistant, but there was a sense of inevitability about the prince, believed to be Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite child, giving up his home.
Andrew’s 75-year leasehold agreement revealed that he paid £1 million for the lease and that he has paid “one peppercorn” of rent if demanded per year since then.
The agreement also contains a clause that states the Crown Estate would have to pay Andrew around £558,000 if he gave up the lease.