Inside the Royal Family’s Complicated Feelings About Prince Andrew

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00:00Prince Andrew has found himself in a rut amid reports that his brother, King Charles,

00:04has stopped funding his expenses in his quest to slim down the monarchy.

00:08A source tells us in the new issue,

00:10"...it's been a hard few months for Andrew and the family is really worried about him."

00:14Royal writer Robert Hardman claims that Charles recently revoked his younger brother's

00:19yearly $1.3 million personal allowance and laid off his personal security detail.

00:24Now, it comes on the heels of reports that Charles is also trying to boot Andrew

00:29from Royal Lodge, a home near Windsor Castle, where Andrew's lived since 2004.

00:34A source adds,

00:35"...Andrew's anxiety is through the roof. He's barely leaving the house and is generally

00:39very lost in where his life has gone."

00:42Now, back in 2019, Andrew stepped back from royal duties amid a sexual assault lawsuit

00:47amid his ties to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

00:51Now, Prince Andrew did settle out of court.

00:54Prince Andrew has denied any wrongdoing and despite the scandal,

00:57his immediate family, including daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie,

01:01stood by his side and continue to rally around him.

01:05However, it's putting a lot of stress on his daughters,

01:08adding that Beatrice and Eugenie are among those concerned for Andrew's well-being,

01:12especially if he's forced to leave Royal Lodge,

01:15and that there are a lot of complicated feelings toward Uncle Charles because of this situation.

01:19A source adds that right now, it's a sanctuary for him to be away from the world

01:24and try to get himself feeling better.