The taxpayer footed the bill for Prince Andrew's £16,000 flight to watch golf tournament The Open Championship, figures show.
The Duke of York flew in a private jet from Farnborough, Hants, to Portrush, in Northern Ireland last July, even though there were 13 daily flights from London to Belfast, according to reports.
Following the 60-year-old royal's car crash interview with Emily Maitlis for BBC's Newsnight in November, the Royal Portrush stripped him of his patronage.
The duke was roundly slammed for his failure to apologise for his friendship with late billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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