Andrew receives £302,000 payout after surrendering Windsor lease

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 13:00 · Archive

The Crown Estate has paid Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor £302,000 in compensation for surrendering his Royal Lodge lease early.

The Crown Estate has paid Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor £302,000 in compensation after he surrendered the lease on his Royal Lodge home in Windsor more than 50 years early. He paid £1.8 million in repair and restoration costs. He was entitled to compensation under the lease terms because he surrendered it within the first 25 years.

A compensation clause was added to the lease terms because of Andrew's 2005 payment of £7.5 million for refurbishment at the 30-room property. In December 2025, the Crown Estate had told MPs it was not believed Andrew would receive compensation for the early surrender once repair and restoration costs were taken into account. The Crown Estate said at the time that a full assessment by an expert in dilapidation would need to be undertaken.

Andrew moved out of the Windsor mansion earlier in 2026 after files related to financier Jeffrey Epstein were released by the US Department of Justice. He relocated to Marsh Farm on the King's Sandringham estate in Norfolk following public outcry about the rent on Royal Lodge. In June, a National Audit Office investigation revealed that Andrew had received undisclosed private income from subletting three cottages on the Royal Lodge estate while paying a peppercorn rent for more than two decades.

How it is being reported

• Andrew gets payout after surrendering lease in WindsorBritain's Crown Estate has paid $573,000 in compensation to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for ending the lease on his property early.The West Australian · 9 Oct, 12:20
• Andrew gets payout after surrendering lease in WindsorBritain's Crown Estate has paid $573,000 in compensation to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for ending the lease on his property early.Perth Now · 9 Oct, 12:20

In this story: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor · Crown Estate · Royal Lodge · Windsor · Jeffrey Epstein · Sandringham

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