ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR received an undisclosed private income from subletting cottages on his Royal Lodge estate while paying a peppercorn rent, a National Audit Office report has revealed.

The public spending watchdog found the disgraced former duke was entitled to sublet up to three properties on the Crown Estate home, generating income that is not returnable to the Crown Estate.

His subletting ended in April 2026, when he left Royal Lodge for the King’s Sandringham estate.

The report also revealed that King Charles pays for the accommodation of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, both non-working royals, out of his private Duchy of Lancaster income, with rents based on out-of-date market valuations for several years.

Former Liberal Democrat minister Norman Baker said the arrangements showed “absolute total contempt for the taxpayer,” adding: “Not only was Andrew able to have a peppercorn rent for a gigantic property, but then to make potentially millions on the side from subletting.”

The report will form the basis of the public accounts committee’s inquiry into royal properties.