Andrew, former prince, granted $570,000 for surrendering Royal Lodge lease

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been awarded £302,000 (CAD$570,176.00) in compensation after he was forced to surrender the lease on his Windsor home decades early following public discontent surrounding his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Crown Estate announced Friday that the former prince had fully vacated the Royal Lodge, a 30-room, 98-acre property in Berkshire, west of London and was entitled to the compensation because he moved out of the property less than 25 years into his 75-year lease. 6:14 The former Prince Andrew takes police to court over Epstein files arrest Story continues below advertisement The term was included in the lease to reflect the £7.5 million worth of refurbishments made by the tenant at the start of the lease, the Crown Estate said.He also had to pay a £1.8 million (CAD $3.4 million) bill for repairs to the royal residence on departure, bringing the total paid to £1.5 million (CAD $2.8 million) Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. “The Crown Estate is now focused on determining the potential future use of the property,” the comm...