PRINCE Andrew nearly has another fall from grace as he struggles with a different type of rein while riding.
The scandal-hit Duke of York, 64, looked like he had to pull hard as his horse appeared to be out of control on the Windsor Castle estate yesterday.
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He has mysteriously found enough cash to pay for his security at Royal Lodge and stave off eviction.
The source of the money has yet to be revealed but palace bean counters are said to have been assured the money was from a legitimate source.
Earlier in the week, The Sun revealed Andrew is personally paying for a cut-price security deal to remain in his royal home — despite a bid by the King to push him out.
The disgraced Duke lost his annual £3million-a-year hand-out from brother Charles which funded guards at Windsor’s Royal Lodge.
The Sun on Sunday revealed the King axed the cash for Andrew, who does not work but has links to oligarchs.
And we can now reveal he has negotiated a cheaper protection deal at his leased home which he refuses to leave.
His plan is believed to be bankrolled by Middle East money.
Daughters Beatrice and Eugenie have addressed conferences in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.
A source said: “He has his security but at a cheaper rate and he is managing to finance it himself.
“He has dug his heels in and is refusing to move so found a way to finance his security.
“How sustainable in the long term, then who knows how long he can do it for”
Author Andrew Lownie, who is penning a shock book on the prince, said: “Prince Andrew is likely to have many forms of income.”
In 2007, he sold Sunninghill Park home in Berkshire to Kazakh billionaire Timur Kulibayev for £15million – which was £3million over the asking price.
Andy’s dead paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein paid off a £15,000 loan owed by Sarah Ferguson, who still lives with the Duke despite divorcing in 1996.
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