London: Prince Andrew has fought for years to stay in a stately home near Windsor Castle despite a persistent effort to move him away from the royal family.

The reason is simple: his rent for Royal Lodge is too good to be true.

But with Andrew engulfed by scandal , a new question emerges: is this lease too good to last?

For years, many assumed the prince was paying handsomely to stay at Royal Lodge, a grand house that dates to about 1830 and comes with 40 hectares of lawns and woodland.

The market rent for the property was sometimes guessed at £260,000 – more than $530,000 a year – but the terms were secret. Nobody was sure how much it cost Andrew to use the home, with its 30 rooms, conservatory and surrounding cottages.

Now, with Andrew under more scrutiny than ever, the terms of

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