Renovations are currently underway at Marsh Farm, a modest residence located on the British monarch’s Sandringham Estate that the former prince, 65, will reportedly call home after he was asked to vacate Royal Lodge.
“Charles has been incredibly generous and, frankly, far more patient than most people would be in his position,” a source tells the National Enquirer. “He’s paying for this out of his own pocket, not crown funds, because he genuinely believes that’s the decent thing to do.”
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Problem is, the ex-Duke of York is behaving like he’s been given a blank check.
“The way Andrew is spending, it’s very possible this could run into the millions by the time he’s finished all the upgrading,” spills a source. “It’s not just making the place liveable. He wants everything done to the nines because that’s what he’s used to and, in his mind, what he’s entitled to.”
It hasn’t gone unnoticed either.
According to Enquirer’s source, resentment is growing in royal circles that Andrew is shamelessly taking advantage of the 77-year-old king, who’s under major pressure to harden his heart and stop allowing himself to be manipulated by his young brother.
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“What’s really winding people up is that [Andrew is] still openly talking about eventually moving to the Middle East, so everyone’s asking why Charles is pouring this kind of money into a place [he] may not even stay in long term,” the source explains.
As the Enquirerpreviously reported, Andrew believes he will be welcomed and embraced if he relocates to the Middle East.
“Andrew has absolutely no intention of settling quietly into Sandringham,” an insider revealed at the time. “He says if Charles and [Prince William] think they can park him in some falling-down dump and pretend that he no longer exists, they have another thing coming.”