Repair to the throne

Duke and Fergie can stay in the Royal Lodge.. if he pays to fix it

- RUSSELL MYERS

PRINCE Andrew has been granted permission by the King to stay indefinitely at his Royal Lodge home, after thrashing out a deal.

The shamed Duke of York has been given time to assure his brother he can come up with the funds to carry out repairs on the 30-room mansion.

Andrew and the King were at loggerheads this summer when the monarch suggested his brother move into a four-bedroom cottage on the Windsor estate, vacated by Prince Harry and Meghan.

But Andrew, 63, has been granted a "stay of execution", despite his annual £250,000 handout being cut by the King and his home needing an estimated £2million in repairs. It can be revealed Andrew had forked out more than £200,000 on the roof over the summer.