The Duke of York’s funds have been cleared as coming from legitimate sources, according to “The Sunday Times”

Prince Andrew raised the money to continue staying at the Royal Lodge after King Charles personal allowance has been cut, according to a new report.

Duke of York, 64 — whose elder brother according to reports instructed the holder of the privy purse to strip away his £1m ($1.3m) annual personal allowance and stop paying for personal security following a reported move ultimatum – he has now raised the money to continue to live at the Royal Lodge of Windsor, where he has lived since 2003, according to The Sunday Times. He lives in the 31-room property with his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.

According to the publication, Prince Andrew’s funds have been approved by the Keeper of the Privy Purse, Sir Michael Stevens, as coming from legitimate sources.

Buckingham Palace did not comment when contacted by PEOPLE.

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The latest update comes after King Charles, 75, recently cut some financial ties to the Duke of York, according to a book excerpt shared by Daily Mail at the beginning of this month.

In an updated version of his book, Charles III: The New King. New Court. The inside storyauthor Robert Hardman wrote that Prince Andrew did not accept a proposal to move from the Royal Lodge at Windsor to the “considerably smaller property” Frogmore Cottage – which was previously occupied by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle before their move to the United States.

Conformable The TimesThe Duke of York has lived at the property since 2003. He spent more than $9 million on repairs and renovations, as well as $1 million to take it over, and had an annual rent of about $337,000, the media said.

The rejection of Prince Andrew’s proposal led to the suspension of his allowance as well as personal security – which the king had been paying for after Andrew lost police protection in 2022, according to Sun..

The Duke of York stepped forward back from public duties after 2019 Newsnight interview and before the delay Queen Elizabeth stripped him of military titles and patronage amid the civilian sexual assault trial of Virginia Guiffre, who has since been established. Prince Andrew has denied any wrongdoing.

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According to the extract shared last week, if the Duke of York had continued to live at Windsor Royal Lodge and rejected “the King’s offer for Frogmore Cottage”, then he was told the King “would feel no obligation to pay even day. -the living allowance for today.”

“The Duke informed the monarch that, regardless of any ultimatum, he would remain at the Royal Lodge anyway,” Hardman wrote in his book. “At that time the holder of the privy purse (the monarchy’s chief financial officer) was instructed to withdraw his living allowance.”

Its lease with the Crown Estate runs until 2078, according to it The Times.

On Sun. and The TimesKing Charles was estimated to pay nearly $4 million annually for his brother’s security.