Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could be set to miss out on compensation he was initially believed to be entitled to.

Andrew may not get the compensation for leaving Royal Lodge that he originally expected (Image: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Over the last few months, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has faced bad news after bad news. In October, following new scandals surrounding his past friendship with the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew – who has always denied accusations against him – found himself losing all his royal titles.

Shortly after, he found himself being served an eviction notice from Royal Lodge, the 30-room Windsor mansion he signed a 75-year lease for in 2003. While this was a massive blow to the former Duke, all was not bad news, as it emerged he would receive a large sum of compensation for surrendering his lease early.

However, unfortunately for Andrew, this may now not be the case.

On Tuesday, the Public Accounts Committee released details of its inquiries into Andrew’s lease arrangements for Royal Lodge and found that repairs were likely to be needed once Andrew leaves the property.

The Crown Estate said that due to the nature of the repairs needed, Andrew may not receive the compensation of £558,000 he was initially expecting.

While this would be a cause for concern for many non-working individuals, it is unlikely to be too significant a blow for Andrew.

The King’s brother is still thought to have healthy streams of income to sustain the way of life he is accustomed to, despite the fact that he has not been a working royal for some time.

Andrew has a pension from his time in the navy (Image: Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

As well as income from his pension, which he receives for his time spent in the Royal Navy between 1979 and 2001, which is believed to be about £20,000 a year, according to The Guardian, the former prince, also has other sources of revenue that he has acquired over the years.

Much of this is from property sales, with Andrew having sold Sunninghill Park near Ascot in 2007 – a home he had been gifted by the late Queen Elizabeth II. He sold this for £15million.

He also sold a luxury chalet in the Swiss resort of Verbier for £19million in 2019 – four years after buying it for £13million.

It is not known how Andrew’s finances are managed; however, as a non-working royal, he does not receive any public funding.