King lets Andrew stay on in 30-room royal mansion

PRINCE Andrew is being allowed by the King to stay indefinitely at his Royal Lodge home in Windsor Great Park.

- Russell Myers

The disgraced Duke of York has been given time to assure his brother he can come up with funds to carry out vital repairs on the 30-room mansion.

The pair were at loggerheads this summer when the King suggested Andrew moved out and into the smaller four-bedroom cottage on the Berkshire estate, vacated by Prince Harry and Meghan.

Now Andrew has been granted a "stay of execution" after thrashing out a deal with the monarch.

That is despite his annual £250,000 handout being cut by the King and his home requiring an estimated £2million in repairs.

It can also be revealed Andrew has forked out more than £200,000 for roof repairs over the summer, described as an "interim payment".