"'He [Andrew] just doesn't have that many friends any more. He barely goes out, he's not that welcome anywhere,' says the source.

'So it's got to be family, and the obvious person is the King. I mean, why would anybody who's not family want to give him money when they're not going to get anything out of it except a lot of flack?'

Gone are the days when Middle East moneymen could bail out the Prince – as the disgraced Turkish banker Selman Turk once did to the tune of £1.4 million (which Andrew repaid in 2021).

With wealthy investors giving Andrew a wide berth, his money is likely to come from the Windsors, and with Prince William reluctant to indulge his uncle, enter Charles.

I would barely have believed it had the same story not been shared at another glamorous – and usually ultra-discreet – dinner table just a few days later. 'Charles has paid for it all,' revealed someone who's been a guest at Royal Lodge in years gone by. 'The King has cleared it. It's all done.'

For clarity, my companion was adamant the funds were not from the public purse but from the monarch's personal pocket. 'Private funding,' they confided"

Sounds like something straight out of "Lady Whistledown's column" from Bridgerton. The source that was once close to Andrew, seems to have dropped Andrew like a hot potato, but doesn't have a problem dishing dirt on Andrew and Charles. As for the discreet people passing on the so-called info, they aren't so discreet by flapping their mouths and knowing it will be passed to the press.
When ever a story has "sources" or worse, "discreet sources", it's false. It's been a while since the DM has brought up the Andrew/Charles feud so they needed something to retain interest.