By Victoria Ward , Robert Mendick and Madeleine Ross

Prince Andrew 's future at Royal Lodge is in doubt after the collapse of a business deal that was intended to provide a financial lifeline, The Telegraph can reveal.

The deal would have allowed the Prince to abide by the terms of his lease by paying for the hugely expensive upkeep of the vast Windsor estate.

Without it, he could face eviction from the 30-room Windsor property, on which he has not paid rent for two decades.

He has come under huge pressure from Buckingham Palace to move out amid concerns that the palatial property no longer befits his status.

There are fears in Andrew's circles that the wider Royal family is trying to force him into exile by leaving him with nowhere to live in the UK.

The lease

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