Prince Andrew complains he has not received an inheritance following Queen’s death: report

He is being booted from his home and stripped of his protection officers, now the Duke of York has received another major blow.

Prince Andrew is complaining that he was left no money by the Queen when she died, The Sun on Sunday has revealed.

The disgraced Duke of York, 63, has told friends he received none of his mother’s estimated £650 million (A$1.2mn) fortune to help him rebuild his life.

Her legacy instead passed to King Charles, who is not by law required to pay tax on it — and is yet to give any to his siblings, fearing it may appear a tax dodge.

King Charles III has not passed any of the Queen’s financial legacy onto his siblings, including a cash strapped Prince Andrew. Picture: Getty Images

Prince Andew, who has lost his taxpayer-funded guards and accommodation at Buckingham Palace in the past six months, is said to be “bewildered” at receiving no money.

He lost his public funding when he stepped down as a working royal over sex abuse allegations, which he vehemently denies.

He also stands to lose the Royal Lodge which he shares with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York

The Duke does not have the funds to maintain the 31-room, £30 million (A$50mn) grace-and-favour mansion in Windsor Great Park.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York is in shock that there is no will after the death of the Queen, according to friends. Picture: Getty Images

King Charles, 74, has also rejected his brother’s £32,000 (A$58,500) claim for an Indian healer who spent a month there.

Prince Andrew’s siblings Princess Anne, 72, and Prince Edward, 59, are said to share “some resentment” at inheriting nothing from the Queen.

However, as working royals both receive handouts from the Sovereign Grant to cover costs.

Anne owns 700-acre Gatcombe Park in the Cotswolds while Edward, named Duke of Edinburgh last week, has a 150-year lease on Bagshot Park in Surrey.

A friend of Andrew said: “I gather he’s checked it out and there’s no will.

“He’s in despair. He’s a member of the family, for God’s sake.

“What’s he meant to do? Go cap in hand to his older brother to keep a roof over his head?”

Although Andrew is feeling the pinch it is understood he was financially supported by the Queen.

It is understood that she made “very generous” provision for all her children during her life.

Prince Andrew reportedly turned down Forgmore Cottage because he didn’t want to forever be associated with evicting his nephew, Prince Harry. Picture: Images

But Daphne Barak, a documentary filmmaker, told The Sun that news that the fact that Prince Andrew has turned down Frogmore Cottage will cause many to raise an eyebrow.

The Royal Lodge has been his family home and his sanctuary for 20 years, and he has invested not just his money, but his heart and soul in it, she said.

Additionally, Andrew does not want to be forever connected with the decision to evict his nephew Harry.

- With The Sun

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