King Charles III
initially thought it was a hoax when presented with his brother Prince Andrew's bill.
But now the outrageous demands are over.
LONDON - While the royals are filthy rich on paper, that doesn't necessarily mean that King Charles III.
(74) has a lot of money in his pocket.
The monarch is not protected from mundane money worries, especially not in times of the livelihood crisis and major financing projects such as the coronation and the renovation of Buckingham Palace that need to be lifted.
One can imagine how the monarch's dignified eyebrows must have raised in disbelief at the bill that fluttered from Windsor from brother Prince Andrew (63) onto the royal desk in the palace.
Prince Charles refuses to fund Prince Andrew's life from the state treasury
While Queen Elizabeth II unapologetically signed off on
the sum of a staggering £32,000 a year for
Prince Andrew's holistic therapy of massages, singing therapy and yoga classes with his healing guru, according to
The Sun , King Charles is refusing to pay for Andrew's lifestyle.
The Duke of York was advised to pay such costs out of his own pocket and not pass them on to the kingdom.
King Charles III
– Amazing pictures of his royal life
King Charles III
– Amazing pictures of his royal life
Apparently, the Indian yoga teacher has previously stayed at the £30million Royals Lodge during months-long stays.
Andrew, 63, recently refused to move in to move into Frogmore Cottage, which Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 41, had asked for, as his royal brother had offered him.
The Queen has turned a blind eye to her second eldest son, despite the huge legal fee-consuming abuse scandal that has disgraced Andrew and cost him honors and military dignities.
King Charles III now determines Prince Andrew's reality
The unseemly bill followed reports that Prince Andrew would not be allowed to wear ceremonial robes of the traditional Order of the Garter at the King's coronation on May 6.
The Duke of York is said to be furious because decisions are being made over his head whether he can continue to don the rich velvet robes and glittering regalia that mark his position as Knight of the Garter.
Charles is reportedly torn over whether to allow his disgraced brother to present the awards after Andrew was forced to retire from royal duties.
According to a palace insider, Charles III.
first of a joke by his brother Andrew
A source at the palace said, according to
the Mirror
: "While the Queen has always been keen to spoil her son over the years, Charles is far less inclined to fund such distractions, especially at a time of cost-of-living crises".
Families are struggling and are right to balk at the idea of paying tens of thousands to an Indian guru to provide holistic treatment to a non-working prince living in his mercy mansion, the voice said.
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King Charles does not see the need to continue funding Prince Andrew's yoga and holistic therapy costs (photomontage).
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Charles III
must have thought at first that his brother was joking, the insider says: "This time the king saw the bill for the healer that Andrew presented to the treasury."
That's enough of that.
Finally, the British regent is believed to fund families from Princess Anne, 72, through Prince Edward, 58, to William, 40, and Kate, 41, who are also likely to send royal finances plummeting in return for their service to the monarchy, though they pay for their yoga classes themselves.
Sources used:
mirror.co.uk, thesun.co.uk
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