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Prince Andrew is said to be “bewildered” by the King’s refusal to share out the wealth left to him by the Queen to other members of the Royal Family.
The Queen’s entire estate - said to be worth £650million - was left to her eldest son and heir.
Now palace sources say the disgraced Duke of York is unhappy the King has so far hogged the fortune, meaning neither he nor the Queen’s other kids have received any cash.
A friend of the Duke’s told the Mail: “Andrew is in despair. He’s been left completely in the dark. Andrew’s a member of the family, for God’s sake, yet he had no idea this was coming.
The Duke is said to be in "despair" (AFP via Getty Images)“What’s he meant to do? Go cap in hand to his older brother to keep a roof over his head? “Things are going from bad to worse. It’s a disaster.”
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The money is said to have passed from monarch to monarch from a decision made in 1993 meaning no inheritance tax is paid on it.
It comes as it was reported King Charles is reportedly refusing to pay Prince Andrew's £32,000-a-year bill for a healing guru.
The Duke of York has reportedly submitted the claim to the Privy Purse as a royal expense having sought the help of a yoga teacher.
However, the claim has reportedly been denied by the , who is said to have told Andrew the bill will need to be covered using his own money.
It comes after sources claimed Andrew, 63, had been using the Indian yogi for a number of years and helps with his chanting, massages and holistic therapy in the privacy of his mansion.
The inheritance is the latest blow to the Duke (Getty Images)The healer has reportedly enjoyed month-long stays at a time at the £30million Royal Lodge in Windsor.
His claim submission comes after years of Prince Andrew's mother, Queen Elizabeth, signing off the expenses, .
However Charles, who became King in September after the Queen's death, is scrutinising claims put forward having now been handed control on the Duchy of Lancaster’s annual £24million income.
The source said: “While the Queen was always happy to indulge her son over the years, Charles is far less inclined to fund such indulgences particularly in an era of a cost-of-living crisis.
“Families are struggling and would rightly baulk at the idea of tens of thousands paid to an Indian guru to provide holistic treatment to a non-working royal living in his grace and favour mansion.
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“This time the King saw the bill for the healer submitted by Andrew to the Privy Purse and thought his brother was having a laugh."