Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is facing growing calls to pay back the rental money gained on three cottages he sublet at his Royal Lodge estate in Windsor.
The former Duke of York charged staff to live in the cottages while paying only a “peppercorn” rent for the 30-room mansion he lived in for two decades.
The arrangement is “odd” and “indefensible”, said MPs and peers. They called on the former prince to explain his income as a landlord and return the money to the Crown Estate, which returns its profits to the Treasury for the benefit of taxpayers.
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They also demanded more transparency from both the Crown Estate and Royal Family on what was described as “secretive deals and cosy arrangements” – arguing that vital questions remained unanswered.
