Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the disgraced former Duke of York, received £302 000 (R6,6 million) in compensation after giving up his lease on the Royal Lodge mansion at Windsor, the Crown Estate confirmed on Friday.

King Charles III forced his younger brother out of the property last year. Andrew now lives in a house on the Sandringham Estate in eastern England.

The Crown Estate, which manages royal property and transfers proceeds to the government, said Andrew surrendered his lease and fully vacated the Royal Lodge. He paid £1.8 million to cover outstanding repairs on the property.

The lease terms allowed Andrew to claim compensation for ending the agreement early. The Crown Estate deducted the £302 000 entitlement from his repair bill, leaving a net payment of £1.5 million to the estate.

Police searched the Royal Lodge for six days in February as part of an investigation into Andrew’s alleged misconduct related to his links with late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew denies all wrongdoing.

On Thursday, he won a legal challenge after police admitted the search warrants were unlawful.

Andrew paid a £1 million premium to lease the Royal Lodge in 2003. He agreed to spend £7.5 million on improvements to secure a 75-year lease on a peppercorn rent.

The National Audit Office revealed this summer that Andrew had earned private income for more than 20 years by subletting three cottages on the Royal Lodge grounds.

The Crown Estate said it is now considering the property’s future use to generate additional financial value from its early return.

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