MPs probe cost of Prince Andrew’s opulent mansion as private prosecutions loom

Parliament’s powerful public accounts committee, known as PAC, is asking questions about Prince Andrew’s luxurious 30 room mansion. The shamed royal’s tenancy is under scrutiny in the midst of a sexual abuse allegations that simply refuse to go away.

In a 19 October letter to the Crown Estate and the Treasury, PAC chair Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said:

There is considerable and understandable public interest in the spending of public money in relation to Prince Andrew, which in part stems from the fact that he is no longer a working royal and from serious and disturbing allegations made against him.

He continued:

We are therefore concerned as to whether the lease arrangements for Royal Lodge are, in light of recent developments and changes in the responsibilities of Prince Andrew, achieving the best value for money.

Clifton-Brown’s letter reportedly contained a list of questions about the costs associated with housing the prince.

Andrew has been stripped of title after title. Public outrage about his friendship with late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and the allegations related to it has endured for years.

When the scandal broke Prince Andrew allegedly ordered a member of his personal police security detail to investigate Giuffre.

A new poll out 30 October claims that a remarkable 91% of the public view the prince negatively.  And, also on 30 October, the press reported Andrew may now face private prosecutions.

Republic to bring a private case against Andrew

The campaign group Republic say they will pursue a case in the interest of justice.

Republic CEO Graham Smith said:

It’s a devastating indictment on the UK’s criminal justice system, police and politicians – not to mention the king and heir – that we must resort to a private prosecution.

It should be a cause for concern that so many people believe – rightly in my view – that the royals are not treated equally in law.

🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Republic has instructed lawyers to consider a private prosecution against Prince Andrew.

If the government and royals won't take action, we will. #AbolishTheMonarchy #Epstein pic.twitter.com/WtomhI3S6j

— Republic (@RepublicStaff) October 30, 2025

One reason the allegations won’t go away is that the late Virginia Guiffre is said to have been paid off. The settlement may have been up to £12 million. Tragically, Andrew is said to have had to sell a chalet to afford it.

Whilst the mainstream media circus around the allegations continue, Epstein’s victims contine to be lost among the furore. Giuffre’s tell-all book was published this month.

Featured image via the Canary