"The Times reported that the lease, released under freedom of information laws, showed that Andrew paid 1m for the lease and at least 7.5m for refurbishments, but has paid only one peppercorn (if demanded) in rent each year since 2003 and he is entitled to live there until 2078. The lease suggests that the crown estate would owe Prince Andrew about 558,000 if he gave up the lease."
"The pressure comes amid fresh allegations made about the prince in the posthumous memorial by Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, who said she had sex with Andrew on three separate occasions. She also said the prince's team tried to hire internet trolls to hassle her online. Her ghostwriter, Amy Wallace, said she would view it as a victory that Andrew was forced, by whatever means, to voluntarily give them [the titles] up calling it a symbolic gesture."
MPs have lodged a parliamentary motion seeking to remove Prince Andrew's Duke of York title following fresh allegations linking him to Jeffrey Epstein. The prince resides in the 30-room Royal Lodge at Windsor and reportedly has not paid meaningful rent for more than two decades. A released lease shows Andrew paid £1m for the lease and at least £7.5m on refurbishments but has paid only a peppercorn rent annually since 2003 and can remain until 2078. The lease suggests the Crown Estate would owe him about £558,000 if he surrendered it. Virginia Giuffre alleges three sexual encounters with Andrew and claims his team hired online trolls. Formal removal of titles requires an act of parliament, which the government will not pursue without a palace request; the SNP lodged an early-day motion.
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