The king’s brother Charles III and Prince Andrew’s refusal to accept his new royal status and his thirty-bedroom home, the controversial Royal Lodge, a five-bedroom home, Frogmore Cottage, which is in an increasingly discreet battle for Harry and Meghan’s residence on British soil. The conflict passed through several stages and despite efforts by the sovereign to force his brother to withdraw from this property Crown EstateA public asset of the Crown, the Duke of York is unwilling to relinquish it, even if it means publicly challenging the new sovereign’s authority and prompting uncomfortable questions about the source of his wealth and the finances of the entire house. . King Charles III must think of a new strategy as his brother seems willing to die in battle, however, this conflict still has limits and boundaries that have not been crossed. The York princesses manage to stay away from it and may be the only ones able to resolve the situation.
Days after Prince Andrew’s latest financial maneuver, which confirmed to palace authorities that he has enough money to live in a £30 million home, questions have been raised in the UK about the source of that money and if he is taking advantage of his former official position as trade ambassador for his own benefit. The eldest daughter, Beatrice of York, represented her uncle. The Princess of York, pregnant again, attended the program’s tenth anniversary celebrations Textiles of the future of the King’s Foundation, a project that Charles III promoted ten years earlier as Prince of Wales, to address the skills gap that threatened the British textile industry. During her visit, Prince Andrew’s daughter met with students, staff and alumni to learn more about a training program that has already benefited more than seven thousand students.
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© King’s FoundationAlthough the meeting had nothing to do with the head of state, since tasks of the highest institutional relevance remain in the hands of Charles III or Prince William, Princess Beatrice represented the king and his foundation, an organization that brings many together. The projects and patronages that Charles III promoted during his long career as Prince of Wales and which he needs help with now that his agenda has been superseded by the work of state. This appearance suggests that the problem between Charles and Andrew cannot be extrapolated to the York princesses, who are valued as Windsor property by both the king and the heir, and who are very fond of them.
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© Getty ImagesIt’s not the first time the York sisters have been seen as the only celebrity ace left up Prince Andrew’s sleeve, and it has served to alleviate the fallout that began in 2019 as a result of their connection to the Epstein case. A few months ago the idea began to circulate that Andres’ intention regarding the Royal Lodge was for his daughters to inherit his lease, aware that they continued to protect an institution that did not exist after the death of Elizabeth II. He manages to put Andres in his rightful place under the new sovereign.
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© Getty ImagesThis story is getting longer and longer, but we must remember that in the last few years Charles III has declared a “financial war” against his brother to make it impossible for him to maintain a palace worth thirty million pounds. . While not acting as prince, the king withdrew the annual allowance he was due to receive and stopped taking care of his staff and security bills. And there is legitimate funding, a topic that has occupied the news and opinion columns in the country’s major media, since the question now lies in the objectives of taking care of this home. Duke of York’s bill.
© Cordon PressOn the other hand, the image that Prince Andrew is leaving may not be of a man clinging to his home, but of a prince who fights for a symbol and a status that he no longer has. There are several biographers of Her Royal Highness Elizabeth II who Agree that as a favorite son, the Duke of York received a privileged treatment that neither Charles III nor Prince William seemed willing to maintain. Not to mention that the relationship between the two brothers was never easy: Carlos was the heir and Andres was charismatic, Carlos had to live up to everyone’s expectations and that was enough for Andres to be loved. Towards the end of Elizabeth II’s reign, the idea was well established that Charles III would opt for an abbreviated monarchy for his reign, as it has, however, the York princesses are still present and treasured inside and out. The institution, on his own merits and without his father.
