Prince Andrew latest: Prince William ‘pressures Eugenie and Beatrice’ over Andrew’s Royal Lodge demands

Frogmore Cottage is said to be the likely next home for Prince Andrew, who may be forced to leave Royal Lodge following public outrage over his rent-free agreement.

It is ultimately owned by the Crown Estate, but is used as a private royal residence and is not open to the public. Ownership of Frogmore Cottage passes from monarch to monarch.

In 2019, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to Frogmore Cottage and used it as their official home base while in the United Kingdom. It was gifted to them by the late Queen Elizabeth after they got married in 2018.

Harry’s spokesman said in 2020 that the payment fully covered the necessary renovation costs of Frogmore Cottage, which remains “the UK residence of the Duke and his family”.

The couple last spent time at the country house in 2022 when they came to the UK to attend the Queen’s platinum anniversary celebrations. They also hosted their daughter Lilibet’s first birthday there.

According to reports, Prince William reportedly told Andrew’s daughters Beatrice and Eugenie that they should examine their titles if they did not pressure their father to leave the Royal Lodge.

Journalist Emily Maitlis, who conducted the famous Newsnight interview with Andrew in 2019, told the News Agencies podcast: “There was a question earlier in the day about whether there was a meeting between Prince William and princesses Beatrice and Eugenie saying you need to persuade your father to move out of the Royal Lodge, otherwise we’ll start re-examining the state if you have your own titles.”

King Charles was on edge about Prince Andrew’s links to pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein during an engagement at Litchfield Cathedral on Monday.

In the video shared on anti-monarchy group Republic’s X account, a man shouted: “How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein? Did you ask the police to cover up for Andrew?”

“Should MPs be allowed to debate royals in the House of Commons?”

After the incident, the man was pushed out of the King’s view by someone in the crowd as the Royal walked away to greet people waiting on the other side of the barriers.

You can watch the moment the incident took place below…

Prince Andrew could face scrutiny from the Commons over his rent-free deal at the Royal Lodge, despite Downing Street not taking the time to discuss the issue.

A Liberal Democrat source stated: Sunday Times that the party may be prepared to use one of its opposition days to allow MPs to debate Andrew’s behaviour.

A Liberal Democrat source said: “We need to explore all options, including an opposition day debate, to ensure Parliament can scrutinize this properly, from Prince Andrew’s residence in the Royal Lodge to his dukedom.

“The first thing we need is appropriate transparency and accountability, which is why we have called on the Crown Estate and Prince Andrew to give evidence under oath in Parliament.”

The Liberal Democrats have one opposition day left before the end of the parliamentary session, but no date has yet been set for this.

The source told the PA news agency: “We will make a decision based on what is most important in the national interest, when the government tells us they will decide.”

Prince Andrew is reportedly in “advanced discussions” about leaving the Royal Lodge following his anger over the “pepper rent”.

However, royal insiders reportedly said no “request” had been made. they said Times Plans for Andrew to move to the Frogmore cottage and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson to the Adelaide cottage on Monday were first put forward by Buckingham Palace several months ago.

Andrew’s future living arrangements have not yet been confirmed.

Frogmore Cottage was first used as a retreat by Queen Charlotte and her unmarried daughters. Later, American theologian Henry James Sr. and his family rented the property in the mid-1840s.

In 1897, Abdul Karim, Queen Victoria’s private secretary, moved into the house with his wife and father.

It was also the refuge of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, who stayed there in the 1920s while in exile from Russia after the Russian Revolution.

Frogmore Cottage was subdivided into five separate housing units in the early 21st century and was occupied by Windsor estate workers.

In 2019, Harry and Meghan renovated it before the birth of their first child, Archie. But the house has been largely empty since senior members of the royal family left and moved to Montecito in 2020.

However, Harry’s cousin Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank reportedly moved into the property in 2021 after giving birth to their first child.

This appeared to be a temporary arrangement as they moved out just a few weeks later, according to reports.

Amid growing public outcry, sources close to Prince Andrew said there was a growing sense of “inevitability” surrounding the Prince’s departure from his rent-free mansion, Royal Lodge.

But where would he go? Harriette Boucher takes a look at the disgraced royal’s options.

Prince Andrew’s fall from grace could not have been more dramatic, he writes Tessa Dunlop. This also raises broader questions about his family’s private wealth and power that they must answer to keep the public on his side.