October 21, 2025 • 5 mins
Prince Andrew has not paid rent on his Royal Lodge for more than two decades, according to a new release by The Crown Estate.
The release of this tenancy agreement follows calls for transparency on Andrew's residence, on top of another week of scandal.
UK correspondent Enda Brady says it's suspected William wants to get ahead of a bigger mess before he becomes King.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hither the gin zas don't know how to work hard
out enough to get sweaty. But cracks. That's probably true.
Thirteen away from seven in the Brady UK correspondence with
us allow Inda.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Hey, heathern, how are you Ininda?
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Listen you you're the ultimate guy to talk to about
this if you got on board with this nonsense that
the gen z is a pedaling, that we've got to
get out of black pants and start wearing past els.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Oh, do you know what, I'll tell you a little story.
Last weekend I did a marathon in Germany and there
was a girl who you would describe as jen Z.
And I saw her stop with about five kilometers to go,
and in my head, I was so programmed to all
modern young people, they're hopeless. So she walked about ten meters,
she gave me a real look of determination, She overtook me,
(00:42):
and she beat me. So I think we need to stop.
You know, I had a lovely conversation with her afterwards,
and I just said, you can fly to the moon
anything you want to do. You've got your first marathon
under your belt. I think we need to get off
their backs and give them a chance.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Oh excuse me what color were her pants?
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Though?
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Actually yeah, could you see her switty backcrak As a result.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
I wasn't looking, Heather, I'm not Prince Andrew.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
Come on, Speaking of which, what's the lightest with him?
Speaker 2 (01:13):
So the papers today, never mind the book that's out,
God rest her. Virginia Juphra's book published today that will
be very damaging. Of course, the papers today have got
hold of his rental agreement, the lease on Royal Lodge,
and this is very interesting. I wonder who could possibly
have provided that document to the Times newspaper today. He's
not paid rent since two thousand and three, unbelievable, twenty
(01:37):
two years in re mansion with forty hectares of land
to the country in the cost of living crisis, Andrew
has not paid rent for twenty two years. So I
think what we're seeing now is the dismantling of his
life by his family's not his ex wife and children.
I think William is driving all of this because he
(02:00):
doesn't want to have to deal with the mess when
he becomes king. So that is the big front page
story today. Wow and elsewhere crossbench support for the title
of Prince being removed with a parliamentary act that will happen.
I reckon, do you reckon?
Speaker 1 (02:16):
I mean that is like that's nuclear right. I mean,
because everybody had talked about sure, take away the Duke
of York, take away various other things. Taking away prince
is quite a big step. You think they'll go that far.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
There's cross party support, they're all saying, and it's been
started by Rachel Maskell, a Labor backbencher, and it is
gaining traction. There is an Act of Parliament that was
passed apparently in nineteen seventeen at the request of King
George the Fifth, that the child of Annie Monarch would
be known as prince and if they can pass an act,
they can remove an act. So I think Starmer is
(02:52):
very reluctant to get involved. The word from Downing Street
is that this is an issue for the Palace, but
the Palace can't act without Parliament but make nomals. This
is not Charles driving all of this. This is with you, okay.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
So this rises a constitutional question. Then if you have
got the monarch, if you have got Parliament doing something
that the King doesn't necessarily want to have heppen, what
does that say about the monarchy?
Speaker 2 (03:16):
I think there are serious questions about the future of
the monarchy, all courtesy of Andrews's behavior. There are very
good people in the royal family. Princess Anne is a workaholic,
non stop. She will turn up anywhere she works, She smiles,
she gets on with it, and yet everything Charles went
to the synagogue in Manchester yesterday to spend time with
the Jewish community after that awful attack two weeks ago,
(03:39):
and Charles's work, I think he must be immensely frustrated,
you know, going through cancer treatment, heading up to Manchester,
spending time with people who are grieving friends and members
of their congregation who were stabbed to death La two
weeks ago. For all of this, anything Charles does at
the moment, I can guarantee you pictures of his brother
and you girls will be on the front pages.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Yeah, okay, now listen. I think this is quite big
news that the UK police are dropping all non crime
hete investigations.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Do you.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
I do.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
But it's no surprise because it wasn't the crime. The
police have come out and said that they are not
going to police things that are not crimes anymore. Yes,
it may well have involved the word hate in inverted
commas so a non crime hate incident. It is not
a crime, but it is something that is motivated by
hate towards someone because of gender or other characteristics. The
(04:32):
police have come out and I think again immense frustration
at the highest level in the police that they were
being told to go and investigate this. And Graham Linihan
for people who haven't followed it, this guy created very
big hit comedies like Father Ted the It Crowd. He
lives in Arizona and he was flying into Heathrow on business.
Five armed police officers took them off a plane. I mean,
(04:54):
if my house got burgled last night, I'd get a
crime reference number and I would not see an officer
today next week at five arm cops that he throwed
dragging him off a plane to explain a tweet which
probably the biggest defense about the tweet was it was
not that funny for a comedian.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Yeah, yeah, fairpoint. And it always good to talk to
you mate. Thanks so much for your intel there. Indo Brady,
UK correspondent.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to
news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio,
Hither the gin zas don't know how to work hard
out enough to get sweaty. But cracks. That's probably true.
Thirteen away from seven in the Brady UK correspondence with
us allow Inda.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Hey, heathern, how are you Ininda?
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Listen you you're the ultimate guy to talk to about
this if you got on board with this nonsense that
the gen z is a pedaling, that we've got to
get out of black pants and start wearing past els.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Oh, do you know what, I'll tell you a little story.
Last weekend I did a marathon in Germany and there
was a girl who you would describe as jen Z.
And I saw her stop with about five kilometers to go,
and in my head, I was so programmed to all
modern young people, they're hopeless. So she walked about ten meters,
she gave me a real look of determination, She overtook me,
(00:42):
and she beat me. So I think we need to stop.
You know, I had a lovely conversation with her afterwards,
and I just said, you can fly to the moon
anything you want to do. You've got your first marathon
under your belt. I think we need to get off
their backs and give them a chance.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Oh excuse me what color were her pants?
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Though?
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Actually yeah, could you see her switty backcrak As a result.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
I wasn't looking, Heather, I'm not Prince Andrew.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
Come on, Speaking of which, what's the lightest with him?
Speaker 2 (01:13):
So the papers today, never mind the book that's out,
God rest her. Virginia Juphra's book published today that will
be very damaging. Of course, the papers today have got
hold of his rental agreement, the lease on Royal Lodge,
and this is very interesting. I wonder who could possibly
have provided that document to the Times newspaper today. He's
not paid rent since two thousand and three, unbelievable, twenty
(01:37):
two years in re mansion with forty hectares of land
to the country in the cost of living crisis, Andrew
has not paid rent for twenty two years. So I
think what we're seeing now is the dismantling of his
life by his family's not his ex wife and children.
I think William is driving all of this because he
(02:00):
doesn't want to have to deal with the mess when
he becomes king. So that is the big front page
story today. Wow and elsewhere crossbench support for the title
of Prince being removed with a parliamentary act that will happen.
I reckon, do you reckon?
Speaker 1 (02:16):
I mean that is like that's nuclear right. I mean,
because everybody had talked about sure, take away the Duke
of York, take away various other things. Taking away prince
is quite a big step. You think they'll go that far.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
There's cross party support, they're all saying, and it's been
started by Rachel Maskell, a Labor backbencher, and it is
gaining traction. There is an Act of Parliament that was
passed apparently in nineteen seventeen at the request of King
George the Fifth, that the child of Annie Monarch would
be known as prince and if they can pass an act,
they can remove an act. So I think Starmer is
(02:52):
very reluctant to get involved. The word from Downing Street
is that this is an issue for the Palace, but
the Palace can't act without Parliament but make nomals. This
is not Charles driving all of this. This is with you, okay.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
So this rises a constitutional question. Then if you have
got the monarch, if you have got Parliament doing something
that the King doesn't necessarily want to have heppen, what
does that say about the monarchy?
Speaker 2 (03:16):
I think there are serious questions about the future of
the monarchy, all courtesy of Andrews's behavior. There are very
good people in the royal family. Princess Anne is a workaholic,
non stop. She will turn up anywhere she works, She smiles,
she gets on with it, and yet everything Charles went
to the synagogue in Manchester yesterday to spend time with
the Jewish community after that awful attack two weeks ago,
(03:39):
and Charles's work, I think he must be immensely frustrated,
you know, going through cancer treatment, heading up to Manchester,
spending time with people who are grieving friends and members
of their congregation who were stabbed to death La two
weeks ago. For all of this, anything Charles does at
the moment, I can guarantee you pictures of his brother
and you girls will be on the front pages.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Yeah, okay, now listen. I think this is quite big
news that the UK police are dropping all non crime
hete investigations.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Do you.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
I do.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
But it's no surprise because it wasn't the crime. The
police have come out and said that they are not
going to police things that are not crimes anymore. Yes,
it may well have involved the word hate in inverted
commas so a non crime hate incident. It is not
a crime, but it is something that is motivated by
hate towards someone because of gender or other characteristics. The
(04:32):
police have come out and I think again immense frustration
at the highest level in the police that they were
being told to go and investigate this. And Graham Linihan
for people who haven't followed it, this guy created very
big hit comedies like Father Ted the It Crowd. He
lives in Arizona and he was flying into Heathrow on business.
Five armed police officers took them off a plane. I mean,
(04:54):
if my house got burgled last night, I'd get a
crime reference number and I would not see an officer
today next week at five arm cops that he throwed
dragging him off a plane to explain a tweet which
probably the biggest defense about the tweet was it was
not that funny for a comedian.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Yeah, yeah, fairpoint. And it always good to talk to
you mate. Thanks so much for your intel there. Indo Brady,
UK correspondent.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to
news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio,
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