Abu Dhabi’s royal family have generously offered Prince Andrew an Arabian palace bolthole amid mounting pressure on him to leave his Royal Lodge mansion, it has been claimed.
The disgraced royal, 65, is in negotiations with King Charles, 76, to vacate the luxury 30-bed property, it was claimed today after days of public outcry over his rent-free lease agreement and increasingly evidenced links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew and his ex wife Sarah Ferguson are said to have a grand mansion available on demand in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
It was a gift to them from the UAE’s ruling royal family – the house of Nahyan, according to esteemed biographer and historian Andrew Lownie and other sources.
Further supporting claims of ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s lavish offer have now been made by sources to The Sun who said it is a gesture of gratitude for Andrew’s ‘kindness’ to them when he was the UK’s international business envoy.
The UAE’s royal family have apparently ‘made it clear’ to him that the palace is ‘his if he wants it’, giving him a getaway option ‘should his position in the UK become untenable’, the source said.
They added that Andrew and his equally problematic ex wife, who also lives in Royal Lodge, would be ‘afforded every luxury’ if they decide to accept the offer.
Escalating scandals and scrutiny from MPs and the public have seen the pariah Prince become somewhat of a hermit at Royal Lodge, only occasionally surfacing from the mansion to ride a horse around its grounds.
Freedom to live openly in the UAE may be tempting for the recluse royal with the deluxe features of the Arabian palace only making the offer all the more alluring.
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