HOUSE OF YORK

PRINCE Andrew has vowed to resist any attempt by the King to kick him out of his mansion despite new claims about his links to paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein.

- RUSSELL MYERS, PATRICK HILL

The late billionaire's butler has testified that the Duke of York enjoyed "daily massages" at Epstein's Florida mansion.

But Andrew has told friends he will not be forced out of 30-room Royal Lodge in Windsor, Berks, where he has lived for more than 20 years.

A source close to the prince, 63, said: "Andrew is going nowhere. The King can't force him out. He has a cast-iron lease that he has absolutely every intention of honouring." Epstein's butler Juan Alessi said Andrew was a frequent guest at his friend's Palm Beach pad and stayed in the main guest bedroom, known as the "blue room". Mr Alessi, Epstein's housekeeper from 1991 until 2002, added: "Prince Andrew spent weeks with us."

He admitted he could not remember if Andrew had more than one massage each day and he didn't know what happened during them. The claims are the latest of hundreds in legal documents on Epstein released in the last few days.

Despite the allegations, Andrew is remaining defiant even though he has no apparent income, facing a £2million repair bill, plus the prospect of yet more damaging claims surfacing in the US.