Beatrice and Eugenie ‘still have houses in Royal Palaces under agreement struck by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie reportedly continue to rent property in the Royal Palaces due to an agreement made by their father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The two royals, who both reside primarily outside London, are paying an undisclosed amount of rent to the King to keep their second homes. Times.
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was forced to leave his Royal Lodge home in February following new scrutiny over his links to pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The former prince was stripped of his royal titles last year, but both his daughters retained their titles.
Beatrice reportedly has a flat in St James’s Palace, while Eugenie reportedly has Ivy Cottage, a three-bedroom property in Kensington Palace, as their London home.
A source told Times: “ [rental] An agreement was made with their father because he wanted them to have a place in the royal palaces.”
Beatrice lives in Oxfordshire with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and their daughters Sienna, four, and Athena, one.
Eugenie lives in Portugal with her husband Jack Brooksbank and their children August (5) and Ernest (2).
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor moved to Sandringham Manor in Norfolk and lived on a property owned by King Charles at the monarch’s expense.
He was arrested last month on suspicion of abuse of public office after being accused of sharing sensitive information with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein while he was a trade ambassador. He was not charged and denied any wrongdoing.
The former prince is eighth in line to the throne, a position that cannot be changed without an act of parliament.
The government is considering legislation to remove him from office but has said it could take “years” and will not begin until the investigation into the former prince is concluded.
His position means that all of his grandchildren rank higher in the order of succession than the Duke of Edinburgh.
A recent poll found 82 per cent of Britons think Mr Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from the succession.
Calls for Andrew to be removed from the royal line of succession were also supported by the leaders of Australia and New Zealand, who said they would support the UK government’s decision.
Buckingham Palace has been contacted for comment.
