Prince Andrew’s plans for $57m Royal Lodge revealed

Prince Andrew has come up with a cynical plan to remain at his royal mansion amid his bitter feud with King Charles.

Prince Andrew is playing cat and mouse with his brother King Charles. Picture: Getty

Prince Andrew has reportedly come up with a cynical plan to remain at his royal mansion amid his bitter feud with King Charles.

The disgraced Duke of York, 64, has lived at the $57 million Royal Lodge, located on the grounds of Windsor Castle, since 2004 after he signed a 75-year lease agreement the year before, the New York Post reports.

After his friendship with the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein came to light in 2019,

Andrew has found himself on the brink of eviction from the plush royal digs.

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Prince Andrew has reportedly come up with a plan to remain at his current royal mansion. Picture: Eamonn McCormack/Getty Images

In another blow amid his fall from grace, Andrew was named in the Epstein document dump in January.

Still, it appears the monarch, 75, is struggling to boot his scandal-hit brother from the property despite the controversies.

“Andrew can sit tight and run out the clock,” a source told the Daily Beast.

“Andrew wants his brother to live long and prosper. He is intensely loyal to the monarchy.”

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King Charles is reportedly struggling to boot his scandal-hit brother from the plush property. Picture: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

“But it’s not exactly a state secret that Andrew is more than a decade younger than his brother,” the insider added.

“Quite why Charles wants this distraction at this moment in his reign is a great mystery to Andrew’s friends,” the source continued.

“It looks childish and vindictive as I don’t think anyone except Charles would give a damn where Andrew lives.”

Andrew has reportedly been refusing to downsize from his lavish royal mansion to Frogmore Cottage, which currently sits empty after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were forced to hand over the keys.

The couple, who reside in Montecito, California, vacated the five-bedroom property in June 2023, and the home has since seen no new tenants, the annual Sovereign Grant revealed in July.

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The Duke of York's Royal Lodge where he has lived since 2004.

According to palace sources, Andrew plans to bequeath the lease to his daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, so that they can use the property after his death.

“The whole thing is a mess and arguing about it publicly is not helping the king,” a former courtier told the outlet.

“Ultimately, Andrew will have to be given something to surrender the lease.”

Still, it appears as though Andrew’s current property has seen better days.

The disgraced royal has reportedly been neglecting payments to maintain the Grade II listed property — which requires an annual $743,000 for upkeep.

Parts of this story first appeared in the New York Post and were republished with permission.

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