Prince Andrew is calling on Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi to give Royal Lodge a makeover after winning his battle with King Charles to be allowed to stay in the property, sources have claimed.
Edoardo, an interior design expert married to Princess Beatrice, is said to be advising the Duke of York on modernising the sprawling 30-room property.
The 40-year-old has been seen regularly visiting Royal Lodge in recent weeks, while a skip was spotted outside the front of the property towards the end of the summer.
It comes as Prince Andrew faces calls to reveal the funding sources enabling his stay at Royal Lodge.
Prince Andrew calls on Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi for help after winning battle against King Charles
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The King stopped paying his brother’s £3million-a-year security bill last month and urged him to move into more modest accommodation, as part of a row dubbed “the siege of Royal Lodge”.
But Andrew has now been allowed to stay at the home in Windsor Great Park after convincing Palace officials that he has secured enough funds to support himself.
Recent pictures appear to show some of Royal Lodge’s outhouses in a state of disrepair, with large patches of paint peeling off the walls.
The interiors are said to be cluttered with novelty teapots collected by Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and gifts received by the Duke of York when he was a working royal.
One source told The Mail: “They are redecorating somewhere that they can sit in and stay in – the guest parts.”
Edoardo has a daughter named Sienna with Beatrice, and an older son named Wolfie from a previous relationship with American architect Dara Huang.
The property developer has a passion for home design.
He founded Banda, an interior design company, in 2007, which helps wealthy business tycoons redesign their homes.
Edoardo and Beatrice share a three-year-old daughter
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The firm, which has 65 employees in London, has projects in New Delhi, Milan, the Alps, LA and the Hamptons.
A mixture of modern and traditional, his company’s designs often combine marble with wood and contemporary lighting.
Edoardo and Beatrice, who are expecting their second child together, have recently refurbished their Oxfordshire country house and installed grand new entrance gates.
The property developer has also helped his mother Nikki, married to sculptor David Williams-Ellis, redevelop her country home in Oxfordshire.
