Prince Andrew has figured out a way to stay put in his Windsor mansion while financing his own security, it has been reported.

King Charles is said to still be trying to evict the disgraced royal out of Royal Lodge – which has been the Duke of York’s home since the early 2000s.

In a bid to evict his brother, Charles reportedly axed an annual £2.9m payment Andrew used to pay his security guards at Royal Lodge.

But he Sun on Sunday has reported that Andrew has found a way around this. The paper states the Duke has “negotiated a cheaper protection deal at his leased home which he refuses to leave. His plan is believed to be bankrolled by Middle East money.”

The source further told the publication: “He has his security but at a cheaper rate and he is managing to finance it himself.

“He has dug his heels in and is refusing to move so found a way to finance his security. How sustainable in the long term, then who knows how long he can do it for.”

The Duke of York has been reliant on funding from the King ever since he stepped down as a senior working royal in 2019, following his infamous Newsnight interview.

The royal, who is father to Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, has resisted King Charles’s attempts to evict him from the 30-room Windsor property.

Frogmore Cottage, the former home of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, was previously suggested as a suitable replacement for Andrew, who lives at Royal Lodge with his former wife Sarah, the Duchess of York.

Speaking of the prince’s income, author Andrew Lownie said: “Prince Andrew is likely to have many forms of income.”

Back in 2007, Andrew sold Sunninghill Park home in Berkshire to Kazakh billionaire Timur Kulibayev for £15million. This price was a staggering £3million over the asking price.

It is also believed Andrew carved out a string of business links in Asia and the Middle East. This was during the decade that he worked as the UK’s Special Representative for International Trade and Investment until 2011.