An inquiry into the Crown Estate is set to be launched following questions over its lease of Royal Lodge at a peppercorn rent to disgraced Andrew Mountbatten- Windsor .

Parliament's spending watchdog has previously raised concerns about whether the cost of the 30-room Windsor mansion to the King’s brother, who has been stripped of his royal titles, was "achieving the best value for money".

Andrew handed in his notice on the property on October 30, the day same say it was announced that he had lost his titles.

While the notice is 12 months, he is expected to move from Royal Lodge to Sandringham early next year.

He is unlikely to receive any compensation for giving up the home because of the repairs that will be needed.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) asked the Crown Estate

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