According to The Times, Andrew paid £1 million ($1.3 million) upfront for the lease and later invested £7.5 million ($9.75 million) on renovations. In return, he enjoyed the property’s comfort for over two decades — until the King decided it was time for him to move out.

Public Reaction and Online Outrage

The revelation has sparked disbelief and mockery across social media.

“I thought this was some sort of British euphemism for ‘not a lot of money’. But no, he’s actually paying rent with a single peppercorn,” one Reddit user wrote.

Another quipped, “Where can I rent a mansion for a peppercorn?”

A third commented, “If he were my brother and I were king, I’d have thrown him to the wolves by now.”

Renewed Scrutiny Over Epstein Allegations

This development comes amid renewed attention surrounding Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, which once again shed light on Andrew’s alleged ties to Epstein.

Giuffre had accused the royal of having sex with her when she was 17 years old, claiming she was paid for the encounter. She tragically died by suicide at her home in Australia in April this year, aged 41, shortly before her memoir Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice was released.

In her book, Giuffre wrote that she met Prince Andrew in March 2001, when Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly pressured her to “do for him what you do for Jeffrey.”

“The next morning, Maxwell told me: ‘You did well. The prince had fun,’” Giuffre recalled, adding that Epstein paid her $15,000 afterward.

Despite the resurfaced allegations, Andrew continues to vehemently deny any wrongdoing.