Prince Andrew has not paid rent on Royal Lodge, his grace-and-favour mansion on the Windsor Estate, for two decades, according to a copy of the leasehold agreement obtained by The Times .

The lease agreement for the 30-room estate, which Andrew and his family are entitled to occupy until 2078, reveals that the prince has paid just “one peppercorn” (if demanded) in rent per year since 2003.

The revelation puts increased pressure on Prince Andrew to vacate the seven-bedroom mansion, described as his “last status symbol” after being cut off from the British royal family over sexual abuse accusations.

Can the prince be asked to vacate?

The agreement also mentions a clause stating that if Prince Andrew were to give up the lease before 2028 (25 years after the agreement began), the Crown

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